Ofa Tuungafasi has been hit with a multi-week suspension by SANZAAR for the controversial red card he was shown during Bledisloe IV last weekend.
Prop Ofa Tuungafasi has become the fifth All Black to be sent off in a test match following a tackle which contacted the head in the fourth Bledisloe Cup test in Brisbane.
When Ofa Tuungafasi was handed a red card in the 23rd minute of the Bledisloe Cup battle in Brisbane, the All Blacks should have adjusted their game plan to account for their decreased numbers.
The Blues welcome back All Blacks Ofa Tuungafasi and Sonny Bill Williams for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Rebels at Eden Park while Rieko Ioane takes his enforced All Black break.
By the time they face the British and Irish Lions in July, that drought will be stretched to 20 months, and even then it's increasingly unlikely that the tour won't go ahead due to COVID-19.
The Blues are determined to ensure their progress in 2020 was no aberration after naming their squad for the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
With the All Blacks' season coming to a close with Saturday's dominant 38-0 win over Argentina, we look back on how the Kiwis fared over the course of the year.
It's last chance saloon in 2020 for many All Blacks squad members to dish out a quality performance that has eluded them for most of the season.