FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - New Zealand Team Announcement Press Conference - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - November 22, 2018 New Zealand's Patrick Tuipulotu during the press conference REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

Injured Tuipulotu to miss All Blacks game against France

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July 4 : All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been ruled out of their Nations Championship opener against France in Christchurch on Saturday due to a calf injury, New Zealand Rugby said.

Tuipulotu had been named as a replacement for the game. Jamie Hannah, 23, takes Tuipulotu's place on the bench.

Source: Reuters

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