In the Sunday Times, Scotland's Thom Evans talks about the injury that almost ended his career.
"Rugby international Thom Evans has spoken for the first time of the horror neck injury that cut short his Six Nations season and sparked fears for his long-term health. He said he felt like a bullet had ripped through his body.
"The Glasgow Warriors wing spent almost a fortnight in a Cardiff hospital and was operated on twice after being injured in a collision with Lee Byrne shortly before half-time in Scotland’s match with Wales on February 13. His older brother Max was playing alongside him.
"The Zimbabwe-born player, who visited the Scotland camp to deliver an emotional pre-match talk shortly before their victory over Ireland last weekend, has now resumed light training and is hopeful of regaining full fitness.
"Recovering at home in Glasgow, his spine held in place with screws and a metal cage, he said the injury left him unable to move his legs. He added that the agony of learning Scotland had lost the game because of a stunning late collapse was more excruciating than the physical pain he endured."
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