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Henshaw's Lions tour could be over - Gatland
By Alex Fisher
Robbie Henshaw looks unlikely to play any part in the remaining two Tests against New Zealand after suffering a shoulder injury in the British and Irish Lions' 31-31 draw with the Hurricanes.
The Ireland centre was handed the chance to impress Warren Gatland in Tuesday's clash in Wellington but his participation ended after 19 minutes.
Henshaw was replaced by Leigh Halfpenny and had to watch on as the Lions opened up a 31-17 lead before allowing the Hurricanes to salvage a draw.
With only the two Tests left against the All Blacks, Henshaw looks to have missed the chance force his way into contention, but Gatland is not expecting the 24-year-old to be fit anyway.
"Henshaw is in a sling," he told a post-match media conference.
"He doesn't look good. There is a good chance his tour could be over."
The Lions meet the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday needing a win to keep the series alive ahead of the final match in Auckland on July 8.
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I'd rate the brothers Hendricks a point or two lower. Jaden has really not delivered on his early promise and Jordan's kicking at posts was quite erratic. Amongst other things.
I was really surprised that DuhDuh was replaced and not Jordan. DuhDuh had a great game and just underlined his class in a backline that was not firing on all cylinders.
Damian Willemse was missed. Hopefully he'll be back to full fitness and have an injury free 2025 (and '26 and '27 and so on until he decides to retire to spend time with his grandchildren).
RG was great. What an athlete.
Very happy that Hanekom made his debut at last. He gave a good account of himself and will hopefully grow into his role on the international stage.
All things considered, this was another frustrating Bok performance. Even though it was a comfortable win, it wasn't a commanding win. This Welsh team should've been put away by a far larger margin.
But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁
Go to commentsGo the AB's .. Probs win by about 30 I reckon ... Cheers ..
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