Footy star rushed to hospital after suffering sickening head injury, as Wests Tigers roll back the years with insane try
Worrying scenes erupted during the first half of the Wests Tigers clash against North Queensland on Sunday afternoon as Adam Doueihi was taken from the field by medics after appearing to suffer a horrible-looking concussion.
Just 15 minutes into the match, Doueihi attempted to tackle a barraging Jason Taumalolo but got his head on the wrong side of the Cowboys prop.
Taumalolo’s knee appeared to strike Doueihi’s eye socket, with the 27-year-old falling to the ground immediately.
The Tigers halfback stayed on the ground for some time, writhing in pain as medics ran onto the field.
‘He gets his head on the wrong side here,’ Andrew Johns said on Nine.
‘You don’t want to put your head there when you’re tackling anyone, let alone Jason Taumalolo. He gets himself in such an awkward position there.’
Adam Doueihi (wearing No 7) suffered a sickening head injury as he attempted to tackle Jason Taumalolo
The Tigers half-back is suspetcted to have suffered a fractured cheekbone and was taken to hospital after being walked from the field
The Tigers star has enjoyed an excellent season so far, but was left writhing on the ground in pain after the tackle
A long delay followed as the trainers thoroughly checked the Tigers star over.
The footy star was then seen getting back to his feet, sporting a swollen left eye.
Danika Mason later reported to Channel Nine that the footy star had category two concussion symptoms, but it was later confirmed that the footy star had failed his HIA.
Doueihi later left the ground and headed straight to hospital for further medical checks after concerns had arisen that he had suffered a fractured cheekbone.
Doueihi has enjoyed an excellent season for the Tigers, scoring six tries across 20 appearances for the club, while also setting up eight tries from halfback.
The Tigers had started slowly, conceding two tries in the first 10 minutes of the match, with Jeremiah Nanai and Semi Valemei both touching down.
Taylan May, who returned to the NRL to debut for the Tigers in round 20, hit back with a quickfire brace of tries for the Tigers to bring Benji Marshall’s side back into the match.
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