Rugby player improving after brain surgeryWest Coast Rugby Football Union West Coast rugby player Brogan Watt suffered a brain clot after a match. A West Coast rugby player who had emergency brain surgery after a match is now out of a coma. Loose forward Brogan Watt, 23, complained of feeling ill shortly after the Heartland Championship match finished in Greymouth on October 1. READ MORE:* West Coast forward Brogan Watt has emergency brain surgery after matchAfter arriving at Grey Base Hospital, he was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital where he had emergency surgery. West Coast Rugby Union chief executive Mike Connors said he visited the Watt family on Friday.

Source: Stuff October 12, 2016 04:52 UTC