'Now I understand what 10 is. This was just excruciating': Tom Parsons reveals extent of 'car accident' injury

"I looked down and absolute credit to my teammate Aidan O'Shea, within seconds, he had his paw on my forehead and pushed my head back. He said 'Tom, relax, don't look at it'."

Wed, 30 May, 2018 - 22:50

Stephen Barry

By Stephen Barry

Tom Parsons has revealed the extent of the horror injury he sustained in Mayo's Connacht SFC quarter-final defeat to Galway.

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