‘All I want to do is put the red jersey on’: Eli Katoa’s road to recovery
The Sydney Morning Herald · Roy Masters ·
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.
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“Today is the one-year mark,” Eli Katoa reminds me of that shameful day in the history of international rugby league.
Katoa was representing Tonga in a Pacific Championship match last November against New Zealand when the code failed him in its duty of care because he was twice ruled fit to take the field following head knocks, including one in the warm-up.
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