Protocol rules George North out of Saracens clash

George North will be unavailable for Northampton’s Aviva Premiership play-off semi-final at home to Saracens on Saturday and could miss the final if his side progress.

North has not played since he was knocked unconscious in the act of scoring a try against Wasps on March 27 and Dorian West, the Northampton head coach, said yesterday that the wing would be unavailable.

West said that North and Ben Foden were the players who would miss this weekend’s game.

North’s long absence would make it difficult for Northampton to recall him should they beat Saracens to reach the Premiership Final on…

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