Injury-hit All Blacks lose Read and Cane for England clash

All Blacks loose forward Kieran Read has been withdrawn from the New Zealand side for the first test against England on Saturday due to ongoing concerns over concussion-like symptoms, while Sam Cane has been ruled out of the three-match series with a knee injury. Bullocking winger Julian Savea is also a doubt for the opening clash at Eden Park with a long-standing knee injury that will require a scan later on Tuesday. Read has suffered two concussions this year and sat out six weeks of Super Rugby as he recuperated from the second injury, which he received playing for the Canterbury Crusaders against the Waikato Chiefs in April. The 2013 IRB Player of the year, who said his symptoms made him feel like he was in 'a fog', particularly after physical exertion, returned to the field last Friday against the Western Force and was named on Sunday in Steve Hansen's All Blacks squad for the series.
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