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Damian McKenzie shares update on ACL recovery
By Josh Raisey
It is understandable that during the excitement of the World Cup, some players who are absent from rugby's showpiece tournament are forgotten.
New Zealand’s Damian McKenzie is such a player.
McKenzie, who established himself as the All Blacks' first-choice fullback in 2018, would have surely been a part of the All Blacks squad in Japan but for a devastating ACL injury in April which ruled him out until 2020.
McKenzie had spent much of the season juggling roles as a flyhalf and fullback with the Chiefs, and had started to show some good form in the 15 shirt. To make matters worse, the injury came only a few days after being selected for Steve Hansen’s 41-man foundation squad.
Since then, the elusive fullback has been chronicling his recovery on social media, and recently provided another update on Instagram. The 24-year-old shared videos of himself sprinting, which is yet more encouraging progress for All Blacks and Chiefs fans.
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The URC and the Euro Championscup can’t run at the same time, basically dilutes both competitions.
Go to comments“While Sotutu should start at No.8 for the All Blacks against England, but it’s only in that arena that he can prove just how good he really is.” And that my friends is where simply hasnt shone despite multiple opportunities. Even in this performance you can see what did him in in the test arena..he almost always still runs at the opposition almost ramrod upright making him easier to stop than it should be.
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