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All Blacks captain Ardie Savea set for shoulder surgery, likely out for 2026

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 21). All Blacks captain Ardie Savea set for shoulder surgery, likely out for 2026. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/all-blacks-captain-ardie-savea-set-for-shoulder-surgery-likely-out-for-2026/article_9bfb4b2d-2b8b-5da5-beea-0c5a2bd405d7.html

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Ardie Savea, captain of New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team, will undergo surgery for a dislocated shoulder sustained during the third test match against South Africa in their Greatest Rivalry series. The injury is expected to keep him out of action for all of 2026, including next month’s Bledisloe Cup series against Australia. Additionally, several other players, including Luke Jacobson and Caleb Clarke, are also sidelined with serious injuries from the same series.

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Ardie Savea, captain of the All Blacks rugby team, will undergo surgery for a dislocated shoulder sustained during the third test of their series against South Africa. The injury is likely to keep him out of action throughout 2026. This comes as part of significant injury toll from the four-test series, which South Africa won 3-1. Savea's rehabilitation period will last several months, ruling him out of next month’s Bledisloe Cup series against Australia. Other players injured during this series include Luke Jacobson with a torn elbow tendon and Caleb Clarke with a ruptured shoulder tendon, both also out for the remainder of 2023-24 season. Center Anton Lienert-Brown and midfielder Billy Proctor are also sidelined due to ligament injuries and a broken shoulder blade respectively.

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Captain Ardie Savea will have surgery on his damaged shoulder and likely won’t play again in 2026 as the All Blacks count the injury cost of their Greatest Rivalry rugby series in South Africa. asserted

Blacks → have → Africa

Savea dislocated his shoulder during the third test of the four-test series which South Africa won 3-1. asserted

Africa → dislocate → which

The duration of his rehabilitation will not be known until his surgery has been done but it is likely to be months, immediately ruling him out of next month’s Bledisloe Cup series against Australia. asserted

it → know → Australia

Savea’s backrow partner Luke Jacobson already has faced surgery on a torn elbow tendon while winger Caleb Clarke has a ruptured shoulder tendon. asserted

Clarke → face → tendon

Center Anton Lienert-Brown faces weeks on the sideline with a medial cruciate ligament injury, as does midfielder Billy Proctor who suffered a broken shoulder blade early in the South Africa tour. asserted

who → face → tour

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea set for shoulder surgery, likely out for 2026

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