Forward already suffers from blurred vision in one eyeWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismArdie Savea will make a small slice of history when he runs out for the All Blacks against
Canada on Wednesday to become the first player to wear goggles in a Rugby
World Cup match. The move, he said, could save him from going blind and potentially help inspire visually-impaired children to take up the game.
The
New Zealand loose forward, who discovered several years ago that the vision in his left eye was deteriorating, will sport a pair of specially-designed glasses for the Pool B game in Oita.