Joseph Suaalii KOd in frightening friendly fire collision
Joseph Suaalii left Allianz Stadium on a stretcher after an ugly incident involving teammate Andrew Kellaway.
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Joseph Suaalii left Allianz Stadium on a stretcher on Friday night after an ugly incident involving teammate Andrew Kellaway left him knocked out.
Play stopped and a hush fell over the stadium shortly before half-time in the Waratahs’ match against the Queensland Reds after the rugby convert went to the ground.
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Replays showed he was hit in the head accidentally by the knee of Kellaway and was knocked out.
You can watch the scary KO in the player above.
Suaalii spent a lengthy period receiving medical attention on the ground before he was eventually taken from the field on a medicab.
The full extent of his injury remains unclear.
“I think it looks like a head knock,” Waratahs coach Dan McKellar said. “I haven’t seen him yet. It’s a head knock that made him fairly groggy.”
The Waratahs went on to lose 28-21 to the Reds in Sydney.
Originally published as Joseph Suaalii KOd in frightening friendly fire collision
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