A rugby league player suffered a freak injury which saw his leg collapse during an innocuous tackle, leaving television viewers wanting to look away. Aaron Booth was carried from the field after the leg dislocation happened while playing for Gold Coast Titans in Australia's National Rugby League.
Booth was planting his foot in the turf ready for the impact of a tackle when his tibia dislocated and popped back in. The 26-year-old had been hoping for a big performance against former club Melbourne Storm, but instead suffered the season-ending injury.
NRL Physio tweeted: "Nasty left knee injury for Aaron Booth, contact caused knee to collapse in significantly. Brings concern for stretching/tearing of medial knee structures (MCL) & possibility of fracture due to contact. Damage to ACL can’t be ruled out considering amount of medial force."
