
Cameron Ciraldo believes injuries to key players Josh Addo-Carr and Viliame Kikau will provide Canterbury with the "ultimate test" of their culture.
Winger Addo-Carr faces eight weeks on the sidelines with the syndesmosis injury he picked up against Souths last weekend, while premiership-winner Kikau could be out for up to three months after tearing a pectoral muscle at training this week.