Wednesday 10 October 2012 10:15, UK
Warrington Wolves Paul Wood has revealed the agony of suffering a ruptured testicle in Saturday's Grand Final defeat to the Leeds Rhinos.
Insisting he was not bitter over the incident, he added: "I try not to get down on anything and stay as positive as I can. If I really needed to keep this testicle to have a normal functioning life, then I would have been devastated, but it doesn't mean anything. "I've had loads of messages saying, 'You've done the team proud to carry on' but in situation, you get the grand final and pick up injuries and you play on. "It's a funny mindset that you get into with rugby league. I'm sure if it was any of the other lads they would have done the same thing. It's just doing your job and not letting your team-mates down really."