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Matthew Shaw & Daniel Hall

Newcastle Thunder star loses testicle after it explodes in freak training ground injury

A rugby star has revealed he has lost a testicle after a freak training ground incident.

Newcastle Thunder player Jack Johnson revealed that he was forced to have surgery to remove it after it 'exploded'. The winger was a try scorer in the 24-24 draw with Dewsbury in the Betfred Championship last weekend, though it's safe to say that this injury will have brought him crashing down to earth.

Despite the gruesome nature of the injury, Johnson managed to see the funny side, posting about the incident on social media. On Twitter, the former Warrington Wolves player wrote: "What a load of B******S

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