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North went off for a head injury assessment (HIA) and returned to the fray just moments later.
After the game, Saint's head-coach, Jim Mallinder, told BT Sport that North was not knocked unconscious.
"If you get knocked out you can't go back on," he told BT Sport. "He wasn't knocked out, he was fine."There are medical professionals employed by the club who are in a better place to make these decisions, but surely when a player's head makes such a heavy impact with the ground and that player's body goes completely limp - then that player should not return for another 60+ minutes of action. Especially a player who has such a history with head injuries. This reaction wasn't lost on us and people went to twitter to vent their anger at this decision. https://twitter.com/DavidSSport/status/805126786791211008 https://twitter.com/danjomurray/status/805125989667840000 https://twitter.com/mrance84/status/805121991816728576 World Rugby has raised awareness around concussion in recent years and we are really pleased to see the strides that have been made in the game over the last decade or so. However, none of that positive work matters if the powers at be continue to put player's well-being at risk.
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