Carter in, then out as wait for Blues debut goes on


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 16 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: Crusaders v Sharks Investec Super Rugby - Twickenham Stadium - 27/3/11. Dan Carter - Crusaders. Action Images/Paul Harding

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The wait for Dan Carter's Super Rugby Aotearoa debut goes on after the former All Blacks flyhalf was withdrawn from the Auckland Blues bench for Saturday's clash with the Wellington Hurricanes due to calf tightness.

"He's pulled up a bit tight," Blues coach Leon MacDonald told reporters in Auckland. "It's nothing too major but we want to make sure we don't risk anything with Dan.

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