Alex Waller courageously puts body on the line despite painful injury
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Northampton Saints prop Alex Waller has undergone surgery after breaking his forearm in the dying minutes of Friday's night's clash with Newcastle Falcons at Franklin's Gardens. Waller played on, contributing to the defensive effort.Â
With just over four minutes left in the match, Newcastle were hot on attack with Tongan Nili Latu storming forward. Unfortunately for Waller his forearm appeared to make contact with Latu's very prominent head, cracking his forearm in the process.
Waller got up slowly, but rejoined the defensive line as play continued for another two minutes before it was final…