Fatialofa takes first steps after spinal injury


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 13 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers - Sixways Stadium, Worcester, Britain - February 24, 2019 Leicester Tigers' Graham Kitchener in action with Worcester's Michael Fatialofa Action Images/Andrew Boyers

LONDON (Reuters) - Worcester lock Michael Fatialofa has taken his first steps in his medical rehabilitation from a neck injury that occurred less than a minute after coming onto the field in a match on Jan. 4.

The New Zealand-born Fatialofa released a video on his Instagram account late on Wednesday showing him moving his toes and elevating his legs without support before he is seen taking some tentative steps with the help of medical staff.

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