Johnathan Thurston, one of Australia's top rugby players, had a fairly close encounter with a shark during a television appearance this week.
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Thurston was waiting to do a cross to Sky News when a fin appeared in the water behind him.
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The North Queensland skipper wasn’t sure what was stalking him and wasn’t about to jump in the water to find out, but it certainly looked like a shark.
