Tigers star ‘unable to move his legs’ after road accident
CLUB OFFERING ITS SUPPORT TO TAYLOR GOUGH AND HIS FAMILY
LEICESTER TIGERS say they will support back-rower Taylor Gough in any way they can as he recovers from “severe spinal injuries” sustained in a major road incident.
The club say he is “suffering from paralysis and unable to move his legs” after the accident almost a month ago.
Gough remains in intensive care in the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, following the accident, which happened on the weekend ahead of the club’s return to noncontact training.
The 20-year-old has played once as a replacement for the Tigers in the Premiership Cup in January 2019.
He spent part of this season on loan at Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie and signed a new Tigers deal in February.
Tigers chairman Peter Tom said: “We were all very sad to receive the news and, since finding out, everyone at Tigers has had Taylor in their thoughts.
“We have remained in daily contact with his family and will continue to support Taylor and them through this situation.
“He is a popular member of our squad and Taylor is one of us. And at Tigers, we look after our own.
“I have no doubt the Tigers community, rugby community and Leicester community will rally around him and his family as they navigate this tough time.”
Tigers’ director of rugby Geordan Murphy told the club website: “All of us were impacted, from the playing squad to the back-room, by this news.
“Taylor is popular with everyone at this club and all of us are thinking of him and his family during this time. The club has supported him however we can at the moment and will continue to do so, for however long Taylor and his family need.
“His team-mates, especially those who he came through the junior ranks with, have had this on their minds during what has already been a challenging period. I can’t speak highly enough about each of them and the way they have shown support and compassion for Taylor and his family, ahead of anything else.”
The club has been liaising with
The Matt Hampson Foundation, a charity which helps young people who have been seriously injured through sport.
The foundation has been in contact with Gough and his family to
NO ESCAPE: Taylor Gough holds Worcester Warriors’ Nick David during the Premiership Rugby 7s at Franklin’s Gardens in July 2018 provide support. In partnership with Hambo, a JustGiving Page has also been set up to help Taylor and his family during this time.
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