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Kieran Read concussed against Waratahs
ESPN Staff
May 25, 2015
The Crusaders' Kieran Read sits on the sideline, Crusaders v Hurricanes, Super Rugby, AMI Stadium, Christchurch, March 28, 2014
Kieran Read missed seven matches last season due to the lingering effects of concussion © Getty Images
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Kieran Read is likely to miss the Crusaders' Super Rugby match against the ladder-leading Hurricanes at Trafalgar Park in Nelson on Friday after suffering concussion in the defeat by New South Wales in Sydney on Saturday.

Crusaders captain Read, who missed five Super Rugby matches and the All Blacks' first two Tests against England in 2014 through the lingering effects of concussion, was replaced by Matt Todd in the 50th minute.

"He just took a slight head knock and [Dr Deb Robinson] assessed him out on the field," Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder said of the latest head knock. "While it wasn't overly serious, he had still taken a knock and felt a little bit hazy so to speak. It was just making sure we put every precaution in place to look after him. Unless there is a dramatic change, he is likely to be looked after this week."

Read conceded last year, after missing two Super Rugby matches, that "it's a worrying injury any time you get" a concussion.

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