World body wants North answers
RUGBY union’s world governing body has requested ‘a full report’ from Welsh rugby chiefs after George North suffered two blows to the head during Friday night’s Six Nations opener against England.
The juggernaut Wales wing took an accidental boot to the head from England lock Dave Attwood in the first-half, and he was temporarily replaced by Liam Williams while he underwent mandatory concussion assessment.
North subsequently returned to the field, but clashed heads with teammate Richard Hibbard during the second-half in what appeared to be a worse incident, and that has now attracted World Rugby’s attention.
North did not go off a second time, playing on as England started with a 21-16 victory.
World Rugby, the former International Rugby Board, said it had ‘requested a full report from the WRU following an apparent head impact sustained by Wales wing George North... having undertaken an initial review of the broadcast footage, World Rugby is seeking to establish whether all concussion management protocols were appropriately followed.’