New Zealand coach Michael Maguire has some concerns heading into the quarter-finals after star enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was sin-binned — and picked up an injury — in the Kiwis’48-10 win over Ireland.
Waerea-Hargreaves, who missed the first two pool games through suspension, collected Ireland’s Dan Norman high with a swinging arm and was given his marching orders.
He returned to the field in the second half but didn’t last long before coming off with what he thought was a “slight strain in his hamstring,” according to sideline reporter Jenna Brooks.