A Wallabies star heard a ‘pop’ in his neck. He feared he may not run with his kids again

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Waratahs centre Lalakai Foketi has spoken about a scary injury that saw him rushed to hospital last month.

In pain and lying as still as possible on the Waratahs’ training field, Lalakai Foketi’s mind went straight to his young family. He’d just taken an innocuous carry into a tackle and after getting caught awkwardly in a ruck, heard a “pop” in the back of his neck.“It was ‘far out, can I still be a dad who can run around with his kids?’ That’s the stuff that I thought about straight away. It was pretty scary because I didn’t know what had just happened.

“I just went in for a carry, and it got a bit heated and the boys rolled me over onto my neck, and I heard a pop. I didn’t know what it was. Just felt a sharp pain down my neck,” Foketi said.“It was scary. Straight away I just started trying move my hands and my legs, thinking what is going on, and what is the extent of this?

“As soon as those results came, it was a relief and I just thought how can I get back and get strong and fast, and make an impact,” Foketi said.

 

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