RELIEF AS FIFITA POPS UP AT TRAINING
ANDREW Fifita has been discharged from hospital – and has even turned up to Sharks training.
Taking a monumental step forward on the former Test prop’s road to recovery, Fifita was discharged on Wednesday night, 10 days after being placed in an induced coma in a Brisbane hospital.
Fifita required lifesaving surgery for a fractured larynx and was placed in a five-day coma in an effort to ease pressure on his airwaves.
Wanting to encourage his Cronulla teammates ahead of their season-defining clash with the Broncos on Saturday, Fifita was a surprising onlooker at the team’s training session on Thursday.
“I wish I was out there with the boys,’’ Fifita said.
“I have just walked a lap of the oval … it was hard, but I made it.
“That will do me for today. “(Sharks teammates) Sione (Katoa) and Sifa (Talakai) picked me up from hospital on Wednesday night and I surprised Nikki (wife) at the hotel.
“It was pretty special. I’m so happy to be back with my family and team.’’