Blues Dalton Papalii is expected to miss tonight's Super Rugby Pacific quarter final with the Highlanders at Eden Park and be sidelined for several weeks due to a medical issue
Blues Dalton Papalii is expected to miss tonight's Super Rugby Pacific quarter final with the Highlanders at Eden Park and be sidelined for several weeks due to a medical issue
4 June 2022
He was named to start at openside flanker alongside Akira Ioane and Hoskins Sotutu, but NZME understands the 24-year-old has had keyhole surgery.
The Blues are likely to promote Adrian Choat from the bench as they are already missing Anton Segner following his ankle injury last week.
While his prognosis is better than first feared, Papalii's absence would be a huge blow to the All Blacks ahead of next month's test series against Ireland.
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