Overview
- The All Blacks confirmed on July 7 that Barrett’s calf injury will sideline him for the remaining Tests of the France series with no timetable for his return.
- Ardie Savea, one of the team’s vice-captains, is expected to lead New Zealand for the upcoming Wellington Test.
- No immediate replacement for Barrett at No. 7 has been named as coaches consider Blues skipper Patrick Tuipulotu or a positional shift for Tupou Vaa'i.
- Barrett sustained the calf strain in the 58th minute of New Zealand’s 31-28 win in Dunedin over an understrength France squad.
- Barrett is targeting a comeback for the Rugby Championship opener against Argentina or the subsequent Tests with the Springboks.