A Mexican exchange student injured in a high school rugby match in Cape Breton last week says he's recovering well and is keen to return to playing.
"I feel that rugby is a good sport and what happened to me, it's an accident that could've happened to anyone and it could happen in any sport -- every sport has their own risks," said Diego Kuri, whose injury came only days before the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation abruptly cancelled the high school rugby season.
Kuri, who is now back in Sydney with his brother and mother, said he hopes to return to the field once he is cleared to play contact sports. Although MacNeil didn't draw a direct link, he said administrators couldn't ignore the Sydney incident, along with the death last May of 18-year-old P.E.I. rugby player Brodie McCarthy, in making their ultimate decision."I'm not going to intervene in that decision because it's not my place but, I feel like rugby helps you to be a better athlete and a better person," he said.
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