(Reuters) - Auckland Blues prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi has been ruled out of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final against the Otago Highlanders on Saturday and is a doubt for the All Blacks July tests against Tonga and Fiji as he prepares to undergo knee surgery.
The 39-test forward missed last week's match against Western Force while battling knee and hand problems and had been unable to recover sufficiently, the Blues said.
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