injuryupdate
03-02-2004, 08:29 PM
A sad but inevitable side-effect from the World Cup has seen Ben Darwin forced to retire from rugby union, after a near catastrophic scrum injury in the semi-final. Darwin suffered a cervical disc prolapse with transient quadriplegia (loss of use of the arms and legs) which fortunately returned after minutes. The odds of him suffering a fully blown spinal injury if he returned to rugby scrummaging were dramatically increased, hence doctors were unanimous in recommending he retire while he still had his full health.