Rugby Championship/Bledisloe Cup
TOM DONNELLY has been called into the All Blacks camp as injury cover for Jarrad Hoeata.
Hoeata hurt his right shoulder while playing for Taranaki against Bay of Plenty in New Plymouth on Tuesday night.
He is to undergo a scan in Auckland and a decision whether he is fit to travel to South Africa for next weekend’s test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth will be made later today.
Donnelly, who has played 15 tests for the All Blacks, will train with the squad at its final training run in Auckland today.
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