Rugby-All Blacks suffer another injury setback


Rugby Union - New Zealand tour of South Africa - South Africa v New Zealand - FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - September 5, 2026 New Zealand's Luke Jacobson is tackled by South Africa's Cheslin Kolbe REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG, Sept ⁠6 (Reuters) - New Zealand will have to ⁠do without another of their ‌starters for next weekend’s final match against South Africa after Luke Jacobson was added to ​the injury list following Saturday’s ⁠defeat in the ⁠third test.

Jacobson has an elbow injury ⁠and joins ‌captain Ardie Savea and centre Quinn Tupaea, who will ⁠miss out on the trip to ​Baltimore ‌in the United States for the ⁠last international ​of the All Blacks' South Africa tour. It will be played next ⁠Saturday.

Savea dislocated a shoulder in ​the first half of Saturday’s 29-24 defeat to the Springboks at Soccer City ⁠in a major blow to Kiwi hopes while centre Tupaea sustained akneeligament tear, All Blacks officials said.

South Africa, ​who lead the ⁠series 2-1, head to the U.S. without ​star winger Cheslin ‌Kolbe, who broke his ​jaw in Saturday’s clash.

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Joe Bavier)

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