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‘All I want to do is put the red jersey on’: Eli Katoa’s road to recovery
Katoa is awaiting scans in Melbourne after emergency brain surgery and a seizure, while Tonga’s medical staff face suspensions over the head-knock episode.
It is 12 months since the Tonga forward was hospitalised after a series of head knocks and forced to sit out the 2026 season. But that hasn’t stopped him from playing a role in his country’s World Cup campaign.