Fans and pundits alike were baffled when Saracens hooker Jamie George returned to the field against Edinburgh despite clearly being concussed.
Andy Goode wrote: “Whoever cleared Jamie George to go back on the pitch after that head knock and whiplash needs to give their own head a wobble”
Progressive Rugby added: “In our view England hooker Jamie George demonstrated clear category 1 symptoms and has wrongly undergone a HIA instead of being permanently removed. We say this error has again seen a player returned to the field at risk. We ask that @epcrugby investigate as a matter of urgency.”
Another fan wrote: “Jamie George was “winded”…do me a favour, doing the game no favours, especially after this week’s announcement by the RFU.”
Jamie George Incident:
Elliot Daly also limped off during the match while Courtney Lawes may not be able to participate in England’s training camp this week due to a calf injury, putting his participation in the start of the Six Nations in question.
The Northampton forward was forced to leave the game on Saturday after suffering the injury during the Heineken Champions Cup match against La Rochelle.
RANKED: Which 2023 Six Nations Team Has the Most Foreign-Born Players?
The 2023 Six Nations Championship is the 24th edition of the competition since expanding to include Italy in 2000.
It was originally conceived as the Home Nations Championship and first contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in 1883. France joined in 1910 to create the Five Nations Championship.
There were 59 foreign-born players in the 2021 Six Nations. The player rosters for the 2022 competition number totalled of 73 foreign-born players
#6. England (4/36) – Up by two
#5. France (5/42) – Up by one
On 17 January 2023, Galthié named a 42-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.
Uini Atonio (New Zealand)
Dany Priso (Cameroon)
Paul Willemse (South Africa)
Émilien Gailleton (England)
Yoram Moefana (Wallis and Futuna)