Neck surgery for Jackson

Dragons back-row forward Ed Jackson has revealed he suffered a serious spinal injury after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool.

The 28-year-old, who was attending a barbeque on April 8, has had to undergo surgery on the problem. He remains in hospital in Bristol.

"After hitting my head on the bottom I realised I couldn't swim to the surface because I'd lost movement in my legs and power in my arms," Jackson said.

He added on Facebook: "After a number of MRI scans and X-Rays the Drs decided to operate at 2am to stabilise my neck as pressure was being put on my spinal cord."

"In surgery they removed my shattered disc, relocated my vertebrae and fixed it in place with a metal plate.

"I woke up in ICU, luckily completely coherent, however no feeling below my neck other than limited movement in my right arm."