Wallabies legend rushed to hospital after home stabbing
Former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu is in hospital after suffering serious injuries during an alleged home invasion at his home in Coorparoo, Brisbane on Monday morning.
Three members of Mr Kefu's family were also rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital after reportedly being attacked as well.
Mr Kefu is the Tongan rugby union team head coach, and reportedly sustained an abdominal wound.
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A man in his 20s will also allegedly need to undergo medical care for lacerations to his abdomen and back, while a woman in her 40s received an arm injury.
A teenage girl also has a hand injury.
Police say the attack happened after men broke into a house on Buena Vista Avenue.
One man was restrained and has been taken into custody.
The other offenders fled the scene in a car that sped off toward Woolloongabba.
Two men have been taken into custody but police say they have not been charged just yet.
Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has released a statement following the “shocking incident" involving Mr Kefu.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Toutai and his family at this time," the QRU said.
"We offer our support to them and the wider Queensland rugby community who are affected by the incident."
Mr Kefu is a legendary sportsman in his own right, competing in 60 tests in the forwards for Australia, during his seven-year international career.
The 47-year-old made his debut for the Wallabies against South Africa in 1997 in Pretoria.
In 2001, he scored the match-winning try against the All Blacks, which gave Australia victory in the Bledisloe Cup.
He finished as the most capped Wallaby number eight of all time, with 58 tests.
He has been the head coach of the Tongan national rugby side since 2016.
He coached the squad through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.