Wayne Pivac says that Wales have “gone the extra mile” in involving an independent concussion specialist surrounding detailed assessment of prop Tomas Francis.
Francis, who suffered a head injury midway through the first half of Wales’s defeat against England at Twickenham 11 days ago, will start Friday’s Guinness Six Nations appointment with France in Cardiff.
Television footage showed Francis staggering following a clash of heads with team-mate Owen Watkin. He was subsequently removed from the pitch for a head injury assessment that he passed before returning and playing until the 56th minute.
Player welfare lobby group Progressive Rugby wrote an open letter to World Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union and Six Nations last week expressing its concern over an episode currently being reviewed by Six Nations Rugby.
Progressive Rugby said Francis should have been immediately and permanently removed following the collision under World Rugby’s HIA protocol.
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- March 10, 2022
