Reuters
[Source: Reuters]
All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams has been ruled out of the test series against France with a knee injury, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed.
Williams pulled up sore after helping the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby championship-decider, and scans later revealed a torn meniscus.
NZR said surgery would be required.
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George Bower has been brought into the squad to replace Williams ahead of the series-opener against the French in Dunedin on Saturday.
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