brogan_watt_0.jpg West Coast rugby player Brogan Watt has woken up from his induced coma after brain surgery. Photo: Bill PhillipsThe West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against Poverty Bay on October 1 has woken from his induced coma and is talking again. In a statement today on behalf of the family, New Zealand Rugby Foundation chief executive Lisa Kingi-Bon expressed their gratitude for the positive messages and support from the West Coast community. West Coast Rugby Union chief executive Mike Connors visited the family on Friday and said there were signs that Watt was improving when he was there. The 23-year-old made his West Coast rugby debut last year and was one of the star players in the West Coast pack this season.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2016 01:30 UTC