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Published 23:21 19 Nov 2022 GMT
Updated 23:22 19 Nov 2022 GMT
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"As far as I know, he was asked to come off to get assessed. He was assessed and he passed... I didn't see the incident myself."Over on Virgin Media, Rob Kearney and Matt Williams were in complete disagreement over the Nic White incident. Kearney called it "uncomfortable viewing" and said there was 'no way Nic White should be returning to the field of play'. Williams countered:
"Oh, look, I totally disagree. We're not doctors... He goes off to an independent doctor and they look at footage. There could be 101 reasons why Nic White stumbles. He's just been smashed inside a ruck. It hurts. It hurts your ribs. "Look, I'm not defending it but it's not our place to judge, as it is a medical decision. You know Climate Change - we've got to trust the science. Medical science, we've got to trust the science... he definitely got a knock, and he was removed from the field of play."Williams said he 'hates concussions' but said 'we have to trust the science'. Kearney and Virgin Media host Joe Molloy argued back, but the Australian was not having a bar of it. https://twitter.com/vmsportie/status/1594101289843130368 There was a strong reaction to Matt Williams giving the benefit of the doubt to the Aussies over Nic White returning to the field of play: https://twitter.com/jonnyholland10/status/1594095702254067713 https://twitter.com/cokesdonegal/status/1594095235130396675 https://twitter.com/SophieMcDLaw/status/1594099854644494337 https://twitter.com/LisRyan_Nutri/status/1594095696889905152 Related articles:
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