Matt & Jerry interview Jona Nareki

Publish Date: Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 10:16AM

Matt & Jerry caught up with Otago rugby player Jona Nareki who suffered a ruptured testicle and returned to the field during Otago's Ranfurly Shield win.

Yes. He returned to play with a split testicle!

Listen to the interview Matt & Jerry had with Jona above.

Scotty J Stevenson's Twitter thread was also a very detailed description of the event...

So... here’s a Ranfurly Shield yarn. Not for the wheezy or the queasy...
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

Otago winger Jona Nareki copped a knee right in the berries about 10 minutes into the second half on Saturday
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

He goes down in a heap as you might expect, but gathers himself and plays on
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

He’s not great, but his captain gives him a rev up and says I need ya here Jona!!!
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

Jona does his best but coach Ben Herring eventually pulls him and replaces him with Mitchell Scott
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

Mitchell Scott then breaks down and with five to go, Jona has to get back on the field. He makes a couple of tackles and Otago win the shield
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

After the game, Jona is taken to The Emergency Room where he undergoes surgery on a ruptured, well, you get the idea.
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

Turns out to be a major operation as you can imagine a split but would be.
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

But he never once let on during the game, and after the operation got himself back to the team for the flight home and fan welcome.
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

What a champion. (And his testicle is repaired, in case you were wondering)
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

Which just goes to show, that if you want to win the Log O’ Wood, you have to put your balls on the line
— Scotty Stevenson (@sumostevenson) October 14, 2018

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