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Will Jordan ruled of 2024 Super Rugby Pacific

Will Jordan of New Zealand reacts during the Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on October 28, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

All Blacks outside back Will Jordan will miss the entirety of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, the team announced on Tuesday morning.

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The team revealed it was a pre-existing shoulder injury that would require surgery, and as a result see the prolific try-scorer sidelined for six months.

With the season’s start just days away, the Crusaders lose an MVP candidate and a second international fullback, after the chest injury Leigh Halfpenny sustained just minutes into his Crusaders career against Munster.

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Reports last week suggested the Crusaders’ medical team were weighing up the options for their star fullback, with an update expected before the season’s start. Tuesday’s confirmation will have a significant influence over the team’s campaign.

Jordan did miss a large piece of the 2023 season with an inner ear issue causing migraines, with first five-eighth Fergus Burke assuming a backfield role in the All Black’s absence.

This year however, Burke was slated to inherit the keys to the Crusaders’ attack after the departure of Richie Mo’unga. Even that would have to wait until at least round seven though, when Burke is set to return from an injury of his own.

Chay Fihaki remains as the team’s most experienced fullback – outside of David Havili, who is unlikely to be removed from the midfield – while there’s also potential for Tasman flyer Macca Springer to be thrown in the 15 jersey while Jordan is out.

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New Crusaders coach Rob Penney has previously expressed his keenness to play players in their natural positions, having ruled out any potential of Havili or Halfpenny covering first five-eighth while Burke is sidelined.

Jordan’s timeline now sees him potentially returning to full health in August, after the All Blacks’ two-Test series against England and their American Test against Fiji.

The Rugby Championship kicks off on August 10, with New Zealand opening their campaign against Argentina in Wellington.

Unfortunately for Crusaders fans, Jordan isn’t the only All Black reportedly set to miss time in the coming season, either. The injury-plagued Ethan Blackadder is unlikely to feature in at least the opening game of the season against the Chiefs on Friday, with the loose forward suffering another calf injury.

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Rugby 401 days ago

little peca pecos, where is gobbler Graham
only a can’terbury fan can see the positive in a long term timeout thru surgery.

Maybe he can get his ear fixed at the same time.

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Pecos 401 days ago

Good call to do the surgery. I want to see WJ pumping for the NH end of year tour. SRP will take care of itself.

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'Matches between Les Bleus and the All Blacks are rarely for the faint-hearted.'

Do you hear yourself? Do you have any concept of world view? Have you tried looking into why people call Ireland ‘arrogant’? Obviously not.


We started calling you arrogant when you called our captain a ‘shit Richie McCaw’. In New Zealand. On our turf. Don’t think that kind of behaviour really calls for respect, does it.


NZ don’t really talk ourselves up, if anything the rugby does it for us. No kiwi goes in the media and says: ‘We are gonna win the RWC’. However, I have found many instance of IRISH media saying that the Irish should win, without a doubt. THAT is disrespectful.


The All Blacks have played good rugby, even some of the best rugby ever, at many points in history, but I don’t think you could find a single instance of one of those players, or the NZ media, saying that they should whitewash their opponents. Ever.


Now, onto your analysis. Ireland DID choke the QF. They beat the champions, they were ranked first coming into it, a lot of players at the peaks of their powers. Its hard to say that they didn’t choke. Obviously, their preparation was just not as good as NZ, and thats all there really is to it.


If Ireland had repsected that ABs team and that QF more, maybe they would’ve prepared properly for it and won. But they didn’t.


Maybe if Ireland had won their QF last RWC, they wouldn’t have to be in the same pool as SA and Scotland. I mean, its called a draw for a reason. NZ got third last RWC, so of course they should get a reasonable pool, and they were ranked pretty highly too. If you want to talk about easy pools, look no further than Pool 3 with England, Australia, Fiji, and Georgia I think?


Now, obviously you don’t remember how that QF ended, so I’ll go ahead and rectify that. Ireland reclaimed the ball off kickoff and marched for 20ish phases into the opposition half. Savea then won a turnover, but the referee refused to give it, so play went on. Finally, at the NZ 22, after not giving up a single penatly in 25 phases of hard defense, Sam Whitelock, the most capped All Black of all time, wins the game with an incredible steal.


Now, NZ players having a go at Ireland. Do you cry when you get hit after making the first swing? We all know Sexton is a prick on the field, its just the truth. And Ioane never backs down from a clash, so he thought he should humble a player who has never won an international knockout game who thought he was all that. Don’t really see the issue, its poetic justice really.

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