Former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu has reportedly been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the stomach in his Brisbane home when he disturbed a burglary.
The former Wallabies player was stabbed while trying to defend his family and is now undergoing surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Seven’s Sunrise reported on Monday.
Two men are in custody while others fled the scene after the incident at about 3am in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo, Queensland Police said.
“Early information suggests a number of males were disturbed breaking into a dwelling there and a violent altercation left four members of the house injured,” they said in a statement.
“One male was restrained and taken into custody at the scene.”
Queensland Ambulance confirmed a man in his 40s was transported to hospital in a serious condition with an abdominal wound.
Three other people were injured in the attack with a man in his 20s suffering abdominal and back lacerations, a woman in her 40s significantly injuring her arm and a female teenager with a hand injury.
Kefu played 60 tests for Australia over a seven-year career.
Witnesses are urged to contact police.
AAP
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