Raudonikis has throat cancer

NEW South Wales rugby league legend Tommy Raudonikis has just revealed he has throat cancer.Raudonikis made the announcement while speaking to the Continuous Call team on 2GB, just ahead of kick-off in Origin II.Raudonikis said he just received the diagnosis on Wednesday.Raudonikis played in the very first Origin encounter as the Blues halfback in 1980.He played 24 times for New South Wales and 20 Test matches for Australia and was the dominant halfback of the 1970s.He was a Western Suburbs Magpies legend where he spent the first decade of his career before he spent a further three seasons at Newtown.The 64-year-old also coached the New South Wales Origin team in 1997 and 98 and had five seasons as coach of his former club, the Magpies, in the 90s.http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-legend-tommy-raudonikis-has-revealed-he-has-throat-cancer/story-fndv2twz-1226959118093

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  • From smoking? Remember at Campbelltown (before the ground was upgraded) he'd be in the coaches box smoking away.
  • You'd imagine the gaspers haven't helped his cause. Top bloke though
  • Nooooooooooo!

    Didn't see this coming?

  • He gave up the fags, full credit to him, pitty some of the damage might have been done, im feeling for him, i hope he can pull through, good luck tommy you legend.

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