Hull KR's Mose Masoe undergoes surgery after suffering serious spinal injury

Hull KR prop Mose Masoe has undergone spinal surgery after suffering an injury during a friendly game with Wakefield Trinity.

The 30 year old Samoa international was taken to hospital during the opening minutes of his side's 18-6 defeat at Belle Vue.

He was given oxygen on the pitch before being carried off on a stretcher and rushed to hospital in Leeds, where he was operated on overnight.

Masoe played in the NRL for Sydney Roosters and Penrith Panthers before moving to St Helens in 2014 and is in his second full season with Hull KR after helping them gain promotion from the Championship in 2017.