Bok prop recovering in hospital
Springbok and Golden Lions tighthead prop Julian Redelinghuys underwent neck surgery yesterday after suffering a serious injury on Saturday. Redelinghuys suffered a "dislocation" in the C5 and C6 vertebrae region during the Lions' 55-17 Currie Cup semi-final defeat to the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.The incident happened early in the second half when Redelinghuys collided with Cheetahs hooker, Torsten van Jaarsveld.The pair appeared to clash heads and, as Redelinghuys went to ground Van Jaarsveld, clearly sensing something serious had happened, immediately called to referee Rasta Rasivhenge to stop play, which he duly did.A statement from Lions team doctor Rob Collins on Saturday shed more light on the injury:"He sustained a dislocation of the neck at C5/6 level during the game and he has minimal temporary weakness of his left arm."He is in traction at a Bloemfontein hospital and will have surgery tomorrow [yesterday] to reduce the dislocation and stabilise it."He is expected to make a full recovery."- TMG Digital/TMG Sport ..
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