THE Townsville rugby league community is rallying around a young reserve grade player who broke his neck during a game on Sunday.

North Devils’ Codey Symons, 24, was playing in his side’s qualifying final against Brothers at the Townsville Sports Reserve on Sunday, when he was injured in a tackle during the first half.

The game was stopped for about 45 minutes while first aid staff and paramedics stabilised Symons before he was rushed to Townsville Hospital.

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