Newcastle prop Taione Vea forced to retire after temporary paralysis on pitch

• Tonga international injured during Premiership opener against Sale• ‘I was left paralysed for five or six minutes on the field,’ says 27-year-oldThe Newcastle prop Taione Vea has been forced to retire from rugby due to a spinal injury. The 27-year-old Tonga international was hurt during Newcastle’s Premiership opener against Sale Sharks in September. Related: Owen Farrell: ‘I enjoy giving this everything. It’s an obsession’ Continue reading...