Sonny Bill Williams seems set to become the latest member of a growing and worrying All Blacks casualty unit ahead of the Lions tour.
Williams left the field just before halftime in the Blues' 40‑33 Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs in Sydney for a head injury assessment, and never returned.
Blues coach Tana Umaga says that Williams was displaying concussion symptoms, but could not confirm the result of the assessment.
Umaga says Williams "just wasn't feeling well".
The Super Rugby competition is rapidly taking its toll on a number of key All Blacks ahead of the tour by the British and Irish Lions, and the New Zealand side for the first test on June 24 in Auckland could yet be without some first‑choice players.
All Blacks captain Kieran Read has a broken thumb, as does Highlanders loose forward Liam Squire, while fellow loosie Jerome Kaino has required knee surgery and hooker Dane Coles has problems with a calf injury and concussion concerns.
Meanwhile, earlier today, the Jaguares came from behind to beat the Sunwolves 46-39 while the Bulls were given a clear reminder of how far they have fallen when they were smashed 62‑24 by the Crusaders.
Source: Stuff.co
