Mitchell Dunshea ruled out of NPC season

Canterbury will be without the services of lock Mitchell Dunshea for the upcoming Bunnings Warehouse NPC, with the gritty second-rower requiring surgery to his neck, ruling him out of all rugby until the new year.

Canterbury NPC Coach Reuben Thorne said that while they’re disappointed not to have Dunshea available this year, surgery is the right thing for him, “Mitch is a quality player, he brings a lot of maturity and skill, he’s been in and around the All Blacks too and he would have brought all that experience to our campaign, but the right thing for him is to be fit and healthy again and we wish him all the best.”

Dunshea is expected to be fit and available to return to rugby in time for the start of the 2022 Super Rugby Season.