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Shoulder surgery likely to end Nehe Milner-Skudder's World Cup hopes
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Injury-riddled All Blacks wing Nehe Milner-Skudder's slim hopes of appearing at this year's World Cup appear to have been dashed.
The 28-year-old Hurricanes star, who will join Top 14 club Toulon in France next year, will undergo another surgery on his troublesome shoulder, which has kept him out of action for the entire Super Rugby season thus far.
As a result, he won't appear for the Hurricanes at all this year, meaning it's likely he has played his final match on New Zealand soil.
"There was plenty to work towards and look forward to on the Rugby to-do list," Milner-Skudder posted to Instagram.
"But unfortunately due to ongoing issues with my shoulder from a prior surgery not going as well as we'd hoped, it was the best decision to go under the knife again to get it sorted."
"I've been through 'a few' injuries, but this has easily been the toughest one - both physically and mentally," he said.
"However, I'm not ready to give up anytime soon, love a good challenge, and have so much love and support around me."
Milner-Skudder is set to join fellow New Zealanders Julian Savea, Liam Messam and Bryce Heem when he links up with Toulon ahead of the 2019/20 season later this year.
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