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21st December 2016
03:00pm GMT

"The CMRG considered the welfare of North was always at the centre of Northampton’s actions, and does not consider that the medical team (or the club) failed to complete the HIA protocol nor intentionally ignored the player’s best interests," reads the report, published on the RFU website. "In addition and although not a determining factor, the CMRG is aware that the player appears to have had no residual effects. "For the above reasons the CMRG will not be imposing any sanction against the club or any of its individuals as a result of this incident."Considering North has previously been sidelined for six months due to a series of concussive incidents, this judgement will jar with rugby fans. There has been a focus on high tackles and head shots in rugby in recent months but this judgement, coupled with Dylan Hartley's relatively lenient six-week ban for striking Sean O'Brien, will have many questioning the appetite for change.
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