Arthur Beetson and Graham Lowe both taken to hospital in separate medical dramas
RUGBY league is reeling from a double health scare after Immortal Arthur Beetson and new Manly CEO Graham Lowe were both rushed to hospital.
Lowe collapsed at Auckland Airport on Monday, while Beetson - Australia's first indigenous skipper and Queensland Origin legend - was last night recovering in Townsville Hospital after being admitted just hours earlier.
Doctors say neither is at immediate risk, with 63-year-old Lowe - who suffered a brain haemorrhage during a string of serious health issues in the 1990s - was released from hospital following blood tests.
The Kiwi was en route to Sydney to work with the Sea Eagles when he took ill, forcing him to seek urgent attention from airport paramedics.
Friends of Beetson, 64, said he was in a stable condition and had been speaking over the phone.
Townsville Hospital refused to give any details as to why Beetson was admitted, but it's believed he felt unwell while working in the state's far north. Beetson was last night reluctant to comment. "I can't really talk right now," he said.
Lowe was appointed Manly CEO less than two weeks ago. Asked would he continue in his CEO role at Brookvale, Lowe said: "Absolutely. No worries. I'm as sweet as a nut."
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