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Cane said he would "hopefully" be sidelined for no longer than six months.<\/p>\n
"I'm obviously disappointed but also really positive that it's an easy fix. I'm looking forward to getting into some rehab post-surgery and doing that really well, so I am coming back in good shape for the end of the rugby season, whatever rugby that may be.<\/p>\n
"In the meantime, I will be supporting the Chiefs boys and doing whatever I can to keep them continuing to move in the right direction."<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong>Cheika's blunt take on Waratahs coach axing<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Timely leadership boost for winless Waratahs<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Star's bizarre detour on road to Tokyo Games<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Cane played 67 minutes against the Blues before leaving the field gingerly, in his 126th match for the Hamilton-based side.<\/p>\n Coach Clayton McMillan said after the game: "He took a bit of a stinger to the shoulder, don't know where that's at, but hopefully he's good."<\/p>\n All Blacks coach Ian Foster said in Thursday's statement: "We are all disappointed for Sam, but we have full faith in the medical team around him and we wish him well for his surgery and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n "As All Blacks captain, he will still play a key role in our planning for the 2021 season, and we look forward to him returning to the footy field once his rehab is complete."<\/p>\n Ahead of their game against the Blues, the Chiefs already had 10 bodies in their sick bay, including fellow loose forwards Lachlan Boshier (foot) and Mitchell Karpik (neck).<\/p>\n They have the bye this weekend and resume their Super Rugby campaign against the Highlanders next Saturday after back to back wins over the Hurricanes and Blues.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>– This article originally appeared on stuff.co.nz and is reproduced with permission<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Barrett](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/350962\/pickerImage.jpg\")
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