New Zealand left sweating over fitness of Cane

By GEORGE LAWRENCE

Injury concern: Sam Cane

SAM Cane is in a race against the clock to play in the first All Blacks Test of the year on Saturday.
The Chiefs flanker missed the Crusaders game last night due to his ongoing abdominal injury – the fourth Super Rugby game in a row he’s sat out since the Jaguares game in Rotorua.
With regular captain Kieran Read unavailable while he recovers from surgery on his spine, Sam Whitelock is in line to lead the All Blacks against France in the first test in Auckland on June 9.
However Whitelock has been forced to miss the...

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