Aaron Cruden has been dropped from the All Blacks’ tour of Argentina and South Africa after a night out drinking, Stuff.co.nz reports.
Cruden went out in Auckland after the team's flight was delayed from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning.
"We didn't have a curfew. He was out drinking and he didn't get there in time," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen told the website.
"It's obviously disappointing and out of character for Cruds. He's extremely disappointed in himself. He understands there has to be a consequence for his actions. Once we get this out of the way then he will be coming back into the group when we go to Brisbane [for the third Bledisloe Cup test].
Here I was thinking @izzy_dagg was the dumbest @AllBlacks player of the weekend. Well done to @aaron_cruden for taking out the title...
— Jamie Wall (@JamieWall2) September 21, 2014
