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UPDATE: Brutal extent of Milner-Skudder dislocated shoulder emerges
By Peter Hanson
Nehe Milner-Skudder has been dealt a fresh injury blow after a dislocated right shoulder ruled the New Zealand star out for up to six months.
The tricky winger was hurt after landing awkwardly shortly before half-time of Saturday's thrilling 25-24 Rugby Championship victory over South Africa at Newlands and will undergo surgery.
It marks a fresh setback for Milner-Skudder, who was starting to hit top form again for the All Blacks following a series of injuries that saw him go almost two years without playing a Test for his country before he returned to the fold last month.
Milner-Skudder dislocated his left shoulder in 2016 and broke a foot early in this year's Super Rugby season.
A tweet from the All Blacks read: "UPDATE: Steve Hansen confirms @Nmilnerskudder dislocated shoulder. Will require surgery. Expected to be out for upto six months."
Milner-Skudder will consequently miss the final Bledisloe Cup encounter against Australia this month and the All Blacks' November Internationals in Europe.
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Love and respect to Fiji but not a chance outside of 7s
Go to commentsGood summation Ned. Agree the Canes were out-muscled for once (except at the scrum!) by a focused Brumbies outfit. Tua deserves consideration for higher honors after the way he humbled Jordie and the Canes defense. Thankfully, his lack of eligibility for Oz keeps him from Joe’s plans. While I also agree the injuries affected the Canes performance, some players seemed to lack focus and intensity for this match. Perhaps after the Blues demolished the Brumbies, they thought it was going to be easy? A good reminder that any slip up in preparation can have a big affect on the result. Brumbies deserved that win.
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