Moala to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Midfielder George Moala will fly back to New Zealand after being ruled out of the remainder of the end of year tour due to elbow injury.

The Aucklander was forced out of Sunday's game against Ireland in the first half, with further testing revealing torn ligaments and tendons off the elbow.

His fellow centre Ryan Crotty will stay with the team and undergo further assessment after straining a hamstring in the 29-40 loss to Ireland in Chicago.

The All Blacks have said Seta Tamanivalu, who is fresh from the Barbarians' 31-31 draw against South Africa, will join the squad as cover.