Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty add to New Zealand's injury concerns

New Zealand have suffered two further injury scares ahead of the fast-approaching three-Test series against the Lions.

Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty add to New Zealand's injury concerns
Sat, 03 Jun, 2017 - 09:33

New Zealand have suffered two further injury scares ahead of the fast-approaching three-Test series against the Lions.

Full-back Ben Smith failed a Head Injury Assessment (HIA) and Ryan Crotty picked up a suspected rib cartilage issue in the Crusaders' thrilling 25-22 Super Rugby victory over the Highlanders.

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