The issue is likely to reignite the ongoing debate about concussion in rugby and sport at large, with suggestions that North should not have stayed on the field owing to the seemingly serious nature of his injuries.
Twitter unsurprisingly was not impressed as a result of the lack of action following his head injuries…
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1. Whiff of Cordite
Maybe it's naive to think something will change due to North, after all George Smith happened 19 months ago, but hope it's a red line
Twitter was not impressed with the decision to let Wales' George North play on tonight
THERE WAS CONTROVERSY in tonight’s Wales-England Six Nations encounter at the Millennium Stadium, as the hosts’ winger George North was allowed to continue despite suffering two bad blows to the head and appearing dazed thereafter.
The issue is likely to reignite the ongoing debate about concussion in rugby and sport at large, with suggestions that North should not have stayed on the field owing to the seemingly serious nature of his injuries.
Twitter unsurprisingly was not impressed as a result of the lack of action following his head injuries…
1. Whiff of Cordite
2. Lewis Moody
3. Sporting Intelligence
4. Niall Breslin
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5. Martin Crowson
6. Darran O’Sullivan
7. George Hook
8. James Dart
9. Will Carling
10. David O’Doherty
11. Sam O’Byrne
h/t Balls
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