Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio cleared of serious injury ahead of Lions tour

Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio cleared of serious injury ahead of Lions tour

Lolesio was carried off by medics 20 minutes into the game at Perth Rectangular Stadium amid concerns the 25-year-old had suffered a spinal injury, ten weeks before the Wallabies take on the British and Irish Lions.
“Noah was transported to the Royal Perth Hospital for further assessment and underwent medical imaging,” the Brumbies said in a statement.
“We are pleased to report that scans have cleared him of any serious injury.
“Noah is in good spirits and will continue to be monitored by the club’s medical team over the coming days. A timeline for his return to play will be determined based on ongoing assessment and symptom resolution.”
Lolesio suffered the injury a day after the Wallabies’ Joseph Suaalii was carried off the field in the NSW Waratahs‘ 28-21 loss to the Queensland Reds.
The rugby league convert will miss the Waratahs’ clash with the Canterbury Crusaders on Friday but coach Dan McKellar allayed concerns the former Sydney Roosters winger had suffered any broken bones.
Australia will face the British and Irish Lions in the first of three tests in Brisbane on July 19 before further clashes in Melbourne on July 26 and Sydney on August 2.
We’ve got access to vision and the analyst told me pretty quickly that he’d got a knee to the head,” McKellar told Australian media.
“The medical staff were on there quickly and gave him the support that he needed.
“He’s with his mum and dad now back home, so he’ll be OK. Obviously he just gave everyone a fright; you don’t want to see any player down on the ground, knocked out.”
Suaalii joined the Waratahs this season after making a high-profile switch from rugby league’s Sydney Roosters and is expected to feature prominently when Australia take on the British and Irish Lions in July and August.
He will be sidelined for a minimum of 12 days due to concussion protocols in place in Super Rugby.



