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"I smashed into Cian Healy's knee... and had a massive lump on my head. We went in at half-time with one hand on the trophy. "Then I went into the toilets and this weird thing came over me. I just started crying; breaking down. That, along with the massive lump on my forehead, was a clear sign of a head knock. I played the second half and I can't remember it."On the latest House of Rugby [LISTEN from 34:15 below], hosts Greg O'Shea, Lindsay Peat and Jason Hennessy discussed some of the latest injuries and concussions at the tackle area and breakdowns, and how rugby officials are trying to clamp down on long-held practices. [caption id="attachment_252292" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Dylan Hartley and England coach Eddie Jones share a joke during a press conference at the Patio Cervecero, in 2017. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)[/caption]
"The day you finish [playing]," he declares, "you're like a piece of meat, and you're thrown in the bin."Back in that 2011 final, against Leinster, Hartley had scored a try that made it 22-6 and looked to have Saints home and hosed. Johnny Sexton would score and convert two tries in the space of nine minutes to get Leinster right back into a game they would eventually win, for their second ever European Cup. Five years later, Hartley was concussed in the Grand Slam decider against France, in Paris, during the 2016 World Cup. He went on to help England to victory and lift the trophy, at Stade de France, but later admitted he has no memory of that ceremony. "We can't change the game too much," Hartley said to Simon. "The game is f***ing beautiful in its raw, gladiatorial form. We watch it because we want collisions. We watch it because we enjoy collisions."
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