Rugby-Quarantine issues keep All Blacks captain Whitelock out of Championship


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 12 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - 2018 Bledisloe Cup Rugby Championship - Australia v New Zealand - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - August 25, 2018 - New Zealand's Sam Whitelock looks at Australia's Lukhan Tui as he lies on the ground after the game REUTERS/Ross Setford

(Reuters) - New Zealand captain Sam Whitelock will not feature in the remainder of this season's Rugby Championship due to quarantine issues, the All Blacks have announced.

Whitelock did not travel to Australia with the rest of the All Blacks squad for the competition as he, Richie Mo'unga and Aaron Smith, remained in New Zealand on paternity leave.

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