Injury Update
A player in New Zealand has posted a message on social media telling people he is “all good” after a collision with an All Black left him bloodied and requiring 60 stitches to a facial wound.
Bay of Plenty captain Kurt Eklund, the Maori All Blacks front-rower who plays Super Rugby for the Blues, had to exit the field in Tauranga after sustaining the injury in his team’s 27-7 quarter-final win over Tasman in the NPC.
'60 stitches to the face, which is never very fun.'
The match was 30 minutes old on Saturday when hooker Eklund went to tackle Tasman’s David Havili, the All Blacks and Crusaders midfielder who was playing at full-back and running at speed across the BOP 10-metre line after collecting a clearance kick.
Author summary: Player injured after tackling All Black.
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