Exeter forward Davis shocked by cancer diagnosis

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Exeter Rugby players Aidon Davis (l) and Joe Hawkins celebrate victory during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Newcastle Falcons and Exeter Chiefs at Kingston Park on November 26, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

By MARK STEVENS
Such is the nature of rugby union, players often tend to think lumps and bumps are part and parcel of the modern-day game.
When you throw yourself full force into collisions similar to that of a car crash, it’s going to leave some sort of impression on the body.
For Exeter’s Aidon Davis, a West Country derby with Bath back in December didn’t seem all that different to the normal for the talented Chief.
“I felt perfectly fine, but I had played a few games and I started feeling a lump on my head,” explained the 29-year-old South African. “I saw the club doctor and initially it w...

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