All Blacks lose Proctor to fractured shoulder on South Africa tour
- New Zealand centre Billy Proctor will return home from the South Africa tour after suffering a fractured shoulder blade during Friday's 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town.
- Proctor is the second player forced to leave the tour early due to injury, following Hooker George Bell, who was ruled out last Monday after sustaining a calf injury during training.
- Scans revealed the shoulder fracture will not require surgery but necessitates 10 to 12 weeks of recovery, according to an All Blacks statement issued on Sunday.
- Bradley Slater, who replaced Bell, is set to feature from the bench when the All Blacks face the Sharks in Durban on Tuesday.
- The tour continues with a match against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, leading into a four-test series against the Springboks starting August 22 in Johannesburg.
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All Blacks lose Proctor after Stormers clash
Billy Proctor will miss the remainder of New Zealand’s tour after suffering a fractured shoulder blade during the All Blacks’ 38-21 win over the Stormers in Cape Town. The outside centre started the match at Cape Town Stadium on Friday, 7 August, but was forced off early in the second half as New Zealand held a 14-7 lead. The South African reports that scans following the match confirmed the extent of Proctor’s injury, with the centre expected t…
All Blacks lose Proctor to fractured shoulder on South Africa tour
New Zealand centre Billy Proctor will return home from his side's tour of South Africa after scans revealed a fractured shoulder sustained in the 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday.
Injured at a scapula during the first game of the All Blacks tour in South Africa, against the Stormers on Friday (38-21), the Billy Proctor Center returned to New Zealand. It's a summer pass.
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