• Hamstring tear brings Woodcock’s career to an end at 34
• Joe Moody called into New Zealand squad as replacementNew Zealand received a major injury blow before the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals when the loosehead prop Tony Woodcock was ruled out of the tournament after tearing his legal hamstring.
The 34-year-former,who has played 118 times for the All Blacks, limped from the field early in the moment half of Friday’s 47-9 win over Tonga in their final Pool C match. New Zealand announced that Woodcock’s injury would rule him out for three weeks and that he had been replaced in the squad by Joe Moody. Related: Centurion Ma’a Nonu adds gloss for All Blacks against Tonga but rust remains Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com