WELLINGTON, New Zealand - All Blacks captain Sam Cane likely will miss New Zealand’s mid-year tests against Italy and Fiji because of a serious arm injury.

Sam Cane has admitted that his Rugby World Cup final red card will haunt him forever. The New Zealand captain became the first man to be sent off in a World Cup final, as the All Blacks slipped to a ...

New Zealand's rugby head coach Ian Forster, left, and captain Sam Cane attend a media conference in Creteil, outside Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.

PARIS (AP) — New Zealand drafted flanker Ethan Blackadder into its Rugby World Cup squad on Saturday amid concerns over the fitness of captain Sam Cane.

New Zealand's rugby head coach Ian Forster, left, and captain Sam Cane attend a media conference in Creteil, outside Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. New Zealand is facing France in the opening of ...