James Horwill is some tough mother.
The Australian second row is enjoying a northern hemisphere stint with Harlequins but he was in the absolute wars today.
The former Wallabies captain was attempting to get his team out of a 19-point hole, against Leicester Tigers, when he broke his index finger and broke it quite badly.
The top of his finger was skewed at a horrendous right angle and there was a clear exposure of bone.
Typical of stubborn rugby forwards, Horwill asked the Harlequins physios if they could tape it up so he could play on.
The images of the break are right
below so brace yourself.
Here goes....
https://twitter.com/ieskoti/status/800383915718385665
Want a closer look?
Really?
https://twitter.com/AndyGoode10/status/800386228579233793
Closer still?
Are you sick or something?
https://twitter.com/neilyneilneil/status/800390259561222144
The Quins management saw sense and the lock was taken off with 10 minutes on the clock and replaced by hooker Matthew Shields.
To make it worse, Quins lost 25-6.
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