Crusaders captain Scott Barrett has been ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season due to a foot injury.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Crusaders confirmed Barrett ‘sustained significant injury to the structures supporting his big toe’ in an internal all-Crusaders training match in Christchurch on 13 June.

It was also confirmed the 26-year-old requires corrective surgery, having damaged the plantar fascia tendon in his foot.