Nathan Hughes ban shows the danger of ignoring intent in a physical sport | Michael Aylwin

Response to the incident that left George North unconscious shows rugby’s rule-makers need to understand the difference between an accident and a crime • Northampton’s George North to miss Clermont after latest concussionRugby has always been a hazardous sport. No one who plays it, at any level, steps onto the field without at least a pulse of fear throbbing somewhere in their circuitry. There’s fear of making a fool of yourself, fear of letting down your team-mates, and, perhaps the most primeval of them all, fear of the battle that awaits, of the collisions and pain – fear, in short, of inju…