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Winston Reid to miss New Zealand vs. South Africa due to hamstring injury

Winston Reid has been ruled out of New Zealand's friendly against South Africa in Seoul, coach Anthony Hudson has confirmed.

Reid, 26, picked up a hamstring injury just eight minutes into West Ham's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on March 4 and missed the subsequent clashes against Arsenal and Sunderland as a result.

The defender has still been struggling with the problem this week and New Zealand have now decided that he will play no part against South Africa on Tuesday.

"We gave Winston until the very last moment to see if he would be able to be part of the camp here in Seoul," Hudson is quoted as saying by Sky Sports. "It's a shame his injury hasn't fully healed and he won't be part of this trip.

"West Ham have been very cooperative and we had the chance to bring Winston out here to be part of the camp off the field, which we decided against.

"We will now move forward in our planning and it opens up an opportunity for another member of the squad to stake their claim."

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