15 Mar 2012

Woodcock back for the Blues

7:55 am on 15 March 2012

Having lost All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino for the season and back Rene Ranger for the next two games the Blues have been buoyed by the news that All Black prop Tony Woodcock is set to return to the field.

Woodcock will play for the Blues Development side tonight against the Fiji Warriors in their final match of the Pacific Rugby Cup in Pakuranga.

The 83-test veteran hasn't since last year's World Cup final, due to ongoing injury problems.

Kaino is out of rugby for the next six weeks

Woodcock is likely to join the Blues squad for next week's match against the Hurricanes.