Dislocation of fingers and other joints is fairly common in rugby.
The shape of the ball, as well as the insane physicality on show every time players cross the whitewash means incidents of dislocation are fairly common.
Thankfully medical personnel are well equipped to deal with the issue and rugby players are usually tough men who can deal with the pain.
But you don’t often see players at any level asking team-mates to ‘pop’ the troubled joint back into place like Juan Imhoff did this afternoon.
The Argentina international is featuring for his country’s Sevens side in the weekend’s action in London when he suffered the injury against France today.
He called over a team-mate to help re-set it, which is probably not best medical practice.
https://twitter.com/JudgeRugby/status/734369841482698753
Juan Imhoff dislocates finger, gets teammate to try to place it back so that play can continue. Sanity prevails and physio does the job.
— RugbyDump (@Rugbydump) May 22, 2016
The game restarted and then Imhoff took possession, and ran for the line, despite his bandy finger.
🚑 RE:LIVE! This is rugby! @Imhoffjuan scores try for Argentina despite having a dislocated finger!https://t.co/rVB6ZuasVY
— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) May 22, 2016
In any language, that was quick.
Try de @Imhoffjuan de 70 metros! #LosPumas7s ganan 7-0 ante #Francia en #London7s
— Pre Match (@prematch) May 22, 2016
De 0 a 100 cuanto cronometra @Imhoffjuan cc @elveinte
— Román (@romanguasch) May 22, 2016
