The All Blacks face a growing crisis at scrum-half ahead of their Rugby Championship clash with the Springboks at Eden Park on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel\u00a0<\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n Head coach Scott Robertson is already without Cam Roigard, sidelined by a stress fracture in his right foot, and Noah Notham, who recently had surgery on a high ankle sprain.<\/p>\n Cortez Ratima, starter in both Tests against Argentina, fractured a rib in the defeat to Los Pumas and remains doubtful. Robertson said, \u201cHe\u2019s going to go to the wire. We\u2019re going to give him every opportunity. It\u2019s pretty important.\u201d <\/p>\n He added, \u201cHe obviously played and was sore after the game, but he\u2019s tough. It\u2019s the great thing about Cortez, he\u2019ll give me the opportunity to play.\u201d <\/p>\n Ratima could still make the bench if fit, with Finlay Christie in line to start.<\/p>\n Further concerns arose when Crusaders scrum-half Kyle Preston limped off training with an ankle issue on Tuesday, though an All Blacks spokesperson later clarified he was being assessed for a cut.<\/p>\n Assistant coach Scott Hansen noted Ratima\u2019s resilience, saying, \u201cCortez is still training; he is under an injury cloud, we\u2019re still keeping our eyes close on him. He\u2019s a brave, young man.\u201d<\/p>\n QUIZ: Can you name every All Blacks captain since 1987?<\/p>\n Over the years, many of the sport\u2019s biggest legends have worn the black jersey\u2014but who has had the honor of leading the team as captain in the modern era?<\/p>\n This quiz focuses on the\u00a0All Blacks captains from 1987 to the present day. Test your knowledge and see how many you can name!<\/p>\n You have\u00a0five minutes.<\/p>\n AMP-enabled HTML<\/p>\n MORE QUIZZES: <\/p>\n Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players<\/a><\/p>\n Can You Name Every 2021 British & Irish Lions Player?<\/a><\/p>\n QUIZ: Can you name the 2013 British & Irish Lions squad?<\/a><\/p>\n Can you name all 80 England captains of the professional era?<\/a><\/p>\n