Hull FC's Joe Westerman SLAPS dislocated knee back in place and carries on playing

HULL FC boss Lee Radford played down Joe Westerman’s remarkable feat- playing on after putting his own dislocated kneecap back into place during tonight’s derby - insisting it’s a regular occurrence.
Hull FC's Joe Westerman takes the ball in against Hull KR - just moments before dislocating his knee.(Simon Cooper/PA Wire)Hull FC's Joe Westerman takes the ball in against Hull KR - just moments before dislocating his knee.(Simon Cooper/PA Wire)
Hull FC's Joe Westerman takes the ball in against Hull KR - just moments before dislocating his knee.(Simon Cooper/PA Wire)

The former England loose forward stunned TV viewers with his brave antics against Hull KR at KCOM Craven Park.

After seeing his right kneecap pop out when taking in a carry, Westerman - clearly in pain and lying prone on the pitch - did not wait for the physios.

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Instead, he just continuously slapped at it himself until it finally went back into place.

If that was not brave enough, the 29-year-old ex-Castleford Tigers star then got up and jogged over to take his place in the scrum.

Hull were trailing 12-10 in the 77th minute when the incident happened but Radford said: “He does that every fortnight.

“It has genuinely come out on numerous occasions - he needs some ligaments in there somewhere.

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“It’s a gladiator sport and we had no interchanges left so he stayed out there.”

The Hull coach joked: “We conceded the last try though so I told him he should have come off.”

FC conceded a late try to Matt Parcell to eventually lose out 18-10.