Former New Zealand star Shaun Johnson has called out the circumstances that led to Eli Katoa's frightening injury scare in Sunday's New Zealand vs Tonga Pacific Championships clash at Eden Park Stadium.

Katoa suffered seizure activity on the bench and required oxygen as he was stretchered from the field.

The Melbourne Storm forward was immediately taken to hospital where he had surgery and is now recovering .

"It was scary scenes," Johnson, who was working at the game for the media, told The Play On Sport Show podcast.

"I feel a bit angry about the situation … I don't get how it can even get to that point.

"There's going to be fallout over this, there's going to be some heads that will roll because I do not know how Eli Katoa was actually even allowed to take the field."

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