Cronk played ~3 days after a stingray bite...

[Dummy half]

Btw, it's hot water you use, not boiling hot as it would burn you. This goes for all marine stings/bites. Also, if it was a barb, doubt that he would just have ripped it out on the spot, they are made to not be pulled out easily, unless he's Rambo, he would have been taken to hospital and had it removed under local. So, if he was taken to casualty then maybe stingray, otherwise bluebottle is more likely.

[ism22]

Stingrays don't bite though?? the stings are caused by the barb on their tail spine- need to tune in on Davey Attenborough's doco's

All this I knew BTW, but thanks. FWIW I referred to it as a ,bite, because a number of friends and family colloquially refer to stingray injuries as bites.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Btw, it's hot water you use, not boiling hot as it would burn you. This goes for all marine stings/bites. Also, if it was a barb, doubt that he would just have ripped it out on the spot, they are made to not be pulled out easily, unless he's Rambo, he would have been taken to hospital and had it removed under local. So, if he was taken to casualty then maybe stingray, otherwise bluebottle is more likely.

Thank goodness...I was thinking the cure was worse than the disease..

[player 1]

Although I don't know the true extent of his injury, I don't think that it will have any measurable impact on his game this weekend. He should play as per the game plan, maybe only a tiny bit less agile than normal. I doubt that the injury would have any influence on his leadership skills though. I do like the shark attack story with Dr Nick Frankenstein sewing his head back on. It does ask the question though, what if the stitches broke and his head fell off and knocked the ball forward, resulting in a try. Would that be ruled a knock on?

This post will take some beating this year.