DANNY LEVI has been cleared of any major damage to his neck following a sickening clash in Leeds Rhinos’ 36-34 loss to Castleford Tigers last Sunday.
Play was stopped for ten minutes during the first half clash as doctors from both teams helped the hooker.
The Rhinos were 20-4 up that point, but with the incident visibly shaking a number of players, the Tigers fought their way back to 20-16 then completed a memorable late comeback.
Looking back at the incident, Leeds boss Brad Arthur believes it impacted his side more than what he first thought.
“I remember at the time when there was that lengthy stoppage, I didn’t send any messages out,” he said.
“I lost my focus on the team and what we were there for because my focus was more on Danny and his wife and daughter.
“I wanted to make sure they were okay.”
Levi was taken to straight to hospital, but he has now been cleared of any severe neck damage.
“He is in good spirits and back to his usual annoying self. He is fine and has recovered pretty well,” added Arthur.
“He had another set of scans on Tuesday so we are waiting to hear back on those.
“There might be issues around a disc bulge but a lot of players have them and he has had one previously anyway.
“But, in terms of major damage, he has got the all-clear.
“In terms of the concussion as well, he has got over that is pretty good.
“When he’s back, we don’t know, but his health is first and foremost.”