OITA, Japan (Reuters) - The fact that the eyesight of All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea had deteriorated so much he needed to wear protective goggles during matches came as a surprise to long-time team mate Beauden Barrett.
The All Blacks said on Tuesday that Savea would wear the goggles in his side's World Cup Pool B match against Canada in Oita after having suffered blurred vision in his left eye for about two years.
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