Injured fullback Will Jordan didn't join his Crusaders team-mates on the training field in Christchurch on Monday.
No surprises there.
The calf muscle problem which forced Jordan to retire hurt in the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Chiefs in Christchurch last Friday night resulted in one of the Crusaders' most valuable players being kept off the grass at the club's training base at Rugby Park on Monday.
While Crusaders assistant coach Brad Mooar chose his words carefully on the subject of Jordan, it was what he didn't say that may have been music to the ears of the team's next adversary, the Hurricanes.
Mooar gave no guarantee that Jordan, who has previously been sidelined for six weeks with a calf injury, will be available for the Crusaders' final round-robin game in Christchurch on Friday evening.
