By Ken Ferris LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – World rugby’s ruling body has criticised the handling of the concussion suffered by Northampton’s George North against Leicester this month, saying that he should have left the field immediately and not returned. A domestic Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) investigating the incident decided Northampton wrongly allowed the Welsh winger to resume playing after he sustained the injury in the Premiership game. World Rugby said on Friday it was unhappy with the way the injury was handled since the priority is always player welfare.
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Rugby-World Rugby criticises handling of North concussion
