"Very nasty" - Tom Curry forced to step down from rugby following concussion
Rugby NewsMonday, 04 July 2022 at 09:04
England flanker Tom Curry has been forced to withdraw from the tour of Australia after suffering a concussion against the Wallabies at the weekend.
Eddie Jones confirmed in his post-match press conference following the. 30-28 defeat that Curry had an HIA but did not share details of the results.
The RFU said in a statement this morning: "It has been agreed in the interest of player welfare and recovery, he will take no further part in the tour and will return home for continued assessment and ongoing management.
"He has travelled to Brisbane with the squad and will fly home this week."
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