George North knocked out again as Nathan Hughes gets red card for knee
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Northampton Saints winger George North received another blow to the head that has resulted in concussion and more concern about his long term playing career.
The incident happened as he scored in Saints' 52-30 victory over Wasps on Friday.
Last week that we highlighted the concern about repeated Leigh Halfpenny concussions, but this time it was Wales teammate North that was knocked out, albeit in entirely different circumstances.
He finished down the wing after some excellent play from Samu Manoa, but in the process was struck in the head by Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes.
It looked e…
The incident happened as he scored in Saints' 52-30 victory over Wasps on Friday.
Last week that we highlighted the concern about repeated Leigh Halfpenny concussions, but this time it was Wales teammate North that was knocked out, albeit in entirely different circumstances.
He finished down the wing after some excellent play from Samu Manoa, but in the process was struck in the head by Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes.
It looked e…
