Eels hooker taken to hospital with sickening injury

Parramatta hooker Kaysa Pritchard has been taken to hospital after suffering a sickening knee injury in the Eels win over the Dragons.

Pritchard was forced from the field after he was hurt in a tackle midway through the first half of the Eels'match against St George Illawarra on Sunday.

Pritchard's knee was caught awkwardly in the tackle and trainers were quickly on the ground to assist him. Clearly distressed, Pritchard was put onto a stretcher and then taken from the field on a medicab.

UPDATE | Kaysa Pritchard will be going to hospital. Currently in the sheds with his family. No further prognosis at this stage. #blueandgold pic.twitter.com/u2ZgNcYWvw

— Parramatta Eels (@TheParraEels) June 18, 2017

The club confirmed via social media that Pritchard has since been taken to the hospital.

The injury was a sour note for an otherwise good day for the Eels, with a convincing win over the Dragons pushing them back into the Top 8.

Parramatta gets the week off in Round 16, with the club getting its first bye of 2017.