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Australian rugby back Huxley diagnosed with brain tumour
0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008
SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian World Cup back Julian Huxley has been diagnosed with a brain tumour while undergoing scans following a head knock during a weekend match, his club the ACT Brumbies said Tuesday.
Huxley, 28, was shocked when doctors broke the news to him Monday following routine MRI scans carried out after he was concussed as he attempted a head-on tackle during a match against the Queensland Reds in Canberra on Saturday.
"The tumour, at the top of his brain, is believed to be benign. The 28-year-old has been referred to a neurosurgeon for further investigation and management," the Brumbies said in a statement.
The Wallabies utility convulsed on the field on Saturday before being taken to a Canberra hospital where he remained overnight for...
