{"id":357523,"date":"2024-01-04T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=357523"},"modified":"2024-01-04T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:03:55","slug":"league-world-rallies-round-ref-after-horror-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=357523","title":{"rendered":"League world rallies round ref after horror find"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRL<\/a> refereeing community has been rocked by a life-threatening illness to one of their most popular on-field officials.<\/p>\n

Darian Furner, a full-time touch judge, was about to officiate a game in the Pacific Championship in Papua New Guinea late last year when he collapsed.<\/p>\n

He was rushed back to Australia by a medivac helicopter and after weeks of tests, he was diagnosed with a large brain tumour.<\/p>\n

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Furner, aged just 31 and a father of three kids under five, was operated on in Sydney earlier this week but it will be some time before surgeons know whether the procedure was a success.<\/p>\n

\"Referee<\/p>\n

"It is a very stressful time as you can imagine – Darian was in a bad way the day after surgery and I guess that is to be expected," his wife Emma told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"Because the tumour was actually attached to his brain stem, they couldn't remove it all.<\/p>\n

"But they cut out as much as they could and it will be at least two months before we know how the future looks.<\/p>\n

"There could be side effects but we are hopeful – his vision was affected by the tumour and he was often light-headed in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

"It's been hard to see him like this\u2026 he was the strongest, fittest person I know\u2026 you just don't realise quickly things can change."<\/p>\n

To make life even worse for the Furners, they are currently homeless after floods all but destroyed their house on the NSW central coast.<\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

"The water washed the foundations of the house away and we had to evacuate – we are currently living with my parents but that can't last forever," Emma said.<\/p>\n

"It has been so stressful – we are living week to week and the bills are piling up.<\/p>\n

"The referees have been great and donated some money but that won't last forever."<\/p>\n

A family friend set up a GoFundMe page to help the luckless family out and the league world is rallying around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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