The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is a celebrated band of hardy tissue in the knee. It's just under 4cm long and when it tears it audibly announces its disintegration. Which means that rugby sevens player Daryl Chia could hear his future collapsing even before he actually felt it.
Snap, he heard.
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