Luckless NRL veteran Jack Bird stretchered off with ankle injury

St George Illawarra’s Jack Bird has been stretchered from the field after suffering an awful leg injury against Canterbury. The Dragons centre had his left foot crushed under opposite man Bronson Xerri as he attempted a tackle just before half-time on Thursday night. Plagued by injury throughout his career, Bird dragged himself from the field of play and began slamming his fist onto the ground in agony.

Bird was hoisted onto a stretcher and left the field on a medicab, with Raymond Faitala-Mariner coming into the game in his place. Early reports remarkably suggested Bird escaped any fractures and may only miss about six weeks to recover from a badly sprained ankle. Bird’s injury came after the Dragons lost prop Hame Sele to a suspected right shoulder injury earlier in the first half. The Dragons nevertheless led 12-6 at the break following tries to Jacob Liddle and Moses Suli.

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