All Blacks captain Scott Barrett was on Wednesday ruled out for up to five months because of a back injury that will require surgery, meaning he will miss the four-Test series against South Africa.
Crusaders coach Rob Penney told reporters in Christchurch that 88-Test veteran Barrett would have to go under the knife this week.
“He has tried every non-invasive trick you could do to get right and it just hasn’t come off, so he’ll be in the operating theatre by the end of the week,” Penney said on Wednesday.
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Sabbatical
Barrett took a sabbatical earlier this year to overcome
