New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden could miss the Rugby World Cup after suffering a knee ligament injury.
The 26-year-old, capped 37 times, tore his cruciate ligaments in his left knee in the Chiefs’ 26-9 win over the Crusaders in Super Rugby last Friday
He will have a knee reconstruction and is expected to be out for six months.
New Zealand‘s first match at the World Cup will be against Argentina at Wembley on September 20 with the final on 31 October 31.
He said: “I wasn’t too sure what it was when it happened. It was hard to believe when I heard what it was. There was no swelling around the knee and it still feels reasonably strong. It felt like I had been struck down by a sniper.”
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