Overview
- Head coach Scott Robertson confirmed neither player will feature at Murrayfield after both were injured early against Ireland.
- Scott Barrett sustained a deep leg laceration that required a dozen stitches, ruling out the captain this week.
- Jordie Barrett suffered a high-ankle injury and underwent a scan, with coaches voicing caution about his short-term outlook.
- Blues lock Josh Beehre has been called in from the All Blacks XV as training cover, with Josh Lord likely to start in the second row.
- The setbacks compound earlier tour losses of Patrick Tuipulotu and Tupou Vaa’i, as New Zealand continues its push through Scotland, England and Wales.