Rugby league star Jack Johnson revealed he lost his ‘favourite testicle’ after it exploded following a freak training collision with a teammate’s knee.
The Newcastle Thunder winger was left in hospital after his testicle exploded in training on Thursday. After suffering the excruciating injury, Johnson was rushed to hospital where he had his testicle removed.
Upon sustaining the injury, Johnson took to social media to reveal the news, showcasing the admirable way the winger took the injury. He wrote: “What a load of b******s.
“Not my greatest Thursday ever with the old testicle exploding at training. Had it removed last night.
“Will be back soon, just a little bit lighter and as the saying goes, rugby league wins again.”
The 23-year-old added: “PS does the swelling stay? Asking for a friend.”
Despite the pain and trauma, Johnson is seeing the funny side to his issue. When asked to expand on his ordeal, he said: “Basically over the last few days, I had a bit of a freak injury in training.
“I’ve ended up losing one of my testicles and it was actually my favourite one, my left one. Unfortunately, I just took a knee to the ball and the rest is history.”
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Johnson scored a try in Newcastle’s 24-24 draw with Dewsbury last weekend and he will be looking to return to action as quickly as possible.
The Audenshaw-born winger came through the ranks at Super League club Warrington. He scored seven tries in 18 first team appearances for the Wolves. Whilst at Warrington, he enjoyed successful loan spells with Rochdale and Widnes.
Johnson then made the permanent move to Championship heavyweights Featherstone in 2019 and Widnes the following season. He joined the Thunder ahead of last season, scoring 22 tries in 33 games for the full-time Championship club thus far.
While it is a horrible injury, Johnson’s testicle problem is fairly common in rugby league as New Zealand Warriors half-back Chanel Harris-Tavita played 45 minutes with a ruptured testicle against Melbourne Storm back in April. Meanwhile, Johnson’s former teammate Jack Hughes played a full game for Warrington with a ruptured testicle back in 2019.
