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Hurricanes hit by injury scare ahead of Super Rugby finals
Ruben Love and Asafo Aumua of the Hurricanes celebrate, 2024
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The Hurricanes could be without All Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua for the first round of the Super Rugby playoffs after he suffered an injury at training.
The Hurricanes co-captain copped a blow to the knee at the team's training on Tuesday at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport in Upper Hutt.
Asafo Aumua, right, is under an injury cloud.
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Aumua had to be transported away from training on a cart and the Hurricanes will now be sweating on his fitness ahead of Saturday's first round playoff clash with the Brumbies in Canberra.
The All Blacks front rower didn't play in last Saturday night's 64-12 win over Moana Pasifika in Wellington due to concussion. The latest injury puts him in doubt for the finals.
The Hurricanes were putting a positive spin on the injury.
"I think he did a couple of runs over there and got tired and wanted a ride back," assistant coach Cory Jane said.
"Hopefully it's not too bad."
Last week's starting hooker Jacob Devery and Raymond Tuputupu are set to play if Aumua is ruled out.
The Hurricanes name their side at 4pm on Wednesday.
