New Zealand have suffered a double damage blow forward of their conflict with Eire following the information each Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor will miss the Check.
Each suffered head accidents in New Zealand’s 24-22 win over England on Saturday and can now face a compulsory 12-day stand down interval after failing head damage assessments.
Which means the important thing duo will sit out Friday’s match in opposition to Eire in Dublin, however All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson is hopeful the pair will likely be accessible to face France in Paris per week later.
Taylor was compelled off after six minutes, whereas Barrett left within the second half.
“Codie’s a world class hooker, among the many finest two or three on this planet, and in nice kind,” Robertson instructed New Zealand media on Sunday.
“Beauden was conducting the sport fairly properly, we thought, till the bang. They’re going to be missed clearly however they’re going to be round giving their knowledge and making ready the remainder of the gamers.”
With Barrett absent, Damian McKenzie will possible begin at fly-half in opposition to Eire whereas Asafo Aumua is in line to get the nod at hooker having performed 74 minutes in opposition to England.
“He is fairly laid again, D-Mac [McKenzie], he’ll take no matter function is required. He is had the keys for a time frame and he is acquired them again in his fingers now,” Robertson stated.
“Asafo, it was an excellent second for him. He’d labored actually exhausting to guarantee that when he acquired a chance like that, he took it.”
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