FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - June Internationals - New Zealand vs France - Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - June 16, 2018 - Sam Cane of New Zealand runs with the ball. REUTERS/Ross Setford
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Sam Cane emerged unscathed from his first competitive rugby match in seven months with a run for third-tier provincial side King Country in the Heartland Championship on Saturday.
Flanker Cane, out of action since March due to a torn pectoral muscle and other complications, played nearly an hour in front of a smattering of fans as the Rams lost 48-13 to Whanganui in the North Island town of Taupo.
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