"He Got Kicked in the...": Viral Video of Player Getting Struck in the Nether Regions Causes Laughter

• A funny video clip is doing the rounds of a rugby player suffering the kind of injury which makes other men squirm with empathetic discomfort
• University of Cape Town tight forward Keagan Blanckenburg was hobbling around in pain after a phase of play in their FNB Varsity Cup match against rivals the University of Stellenbosch
• When the referee went to check up on him, the UCT medic informed him that he'd received a painful blow to the nether regions

A hilarious exchange took place during the FNB Varsity Cup match between eternal rivals the University of Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch.

With the match finely poised in the 53rd minute, UCT Ikey Tigers front-row forward Keagan Blanckenburg was seen hobbling in clear discomfort surrounded by team medics. The referee approached the congregation to see what the issue was.

He somehow as if Blanckenburg had suffered a concussion, to which the Ikeys medic responded without missing a beat:

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"He just got kicked in the balls!"

SuperSport commentators Matthew Pearce and Hanyani Shimange burst into laughter at the revelation while the medic, his assistant and the referee couldn't hold back their own laughter at the unfortunate player.

The Ikey Tigers ran out 44-27 winners against the Maties in what was a landmark 500th match since the competition began back in 2008.

The result almost cemented the home team's home semifinal hopes, while the visitors' ones were slightly derailed, though they are still favoured to make the last four with the league matches to go.

FNB Varsity Cup: Shimlas move to the top of the league table, while Tuks chase home semifinal

THE UFS Shimlas went from dark horses to the team to beat in the FNB Varsity Cup with a come-from-behind victory against UJ.

As reported on Sports Brief, the UP-Tuks kept the pressure up on the UCT Ikey Tigers and the Shimlas for a home semifinal spot with a hard-fought win over Wits.

The Ixias and the Madibaz collected another set of losses with relegation beckoning for these two teams.