All Blacks' Tuipulotu Out of Northern Hemisphere Tour with Injury

All Blacks' Tuipulotu out of Northern Hemisphere tour with injury

AUCKLAND: New Zealand lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Northern Hemisphere tour with the shoulder injury that plagued him through the Rugby Championship.

All Blacks lock ruled out of northern tour with shoulder injury

The Aucklander has been replaced by a Canterbury second rower.

Injury forces All Blacks to update squad one day after naming

The All Blacks have updated their Northern Tour squad just one day after naming it, with veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu ruled out of the Grand Slam tour with a shoulder injury.

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