{"id":13128,"date":"2022-12-24T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T17:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13128"},"modified":"2022-12-24T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T17:09:33","slug":"sense-has-prevailed-george-north-will-sit-out-the-champions-cup-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13128","title":{"rendered":"Sense has prevailed: George North will sit out the Champions Cup quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE NORTH WILL miss Northampton\u2019s Champions Cup quarter-final against Clermont on Saturday due to his recent concussion problems.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>    North was treated on the pitch last weekend against Wasps.    Source: Joe Giddens<\/p>\n<p>It comes as a huge blow to the Saints as they prepare to face the Top 14 club at their Stade Marcel-Michelin stronghold, particularly as North is the tournament\u2019s top try scorer with seven in just five pool games.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was knocked unconscious in Northampton\u2019s\u00a052-30 win over Wasps last Friday, when Nathan Hughes\u2019 leg made contact with North\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.storesj.com' title='soccer jersey sale'>soccer jersey sale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Northampton reported that their physically-imposing wing \u201cwas conscious\u201d after that game, before underlining that North would be \u201cmonitored by the Saints\u2019 experienced medical team\u201d thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes was subsequently banned by the RFU for three weeks for \u201cstriking with the knee and\/or shin,\u201d although the disciplinary panel deemed that the offence was not intentional.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Welshman North also suffered a head injury while on international duty during the Six Nations, appearing to briefly lose consciousness against England before playing on for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the same game, North had taken a boot to the head.<\/p>\n<p>    North falls to the ground in Wales&#8217; clash with England.    Source: James Crombie\/INPHO<\/p>\n<p>The recurrence of concussion has led to figures such as former World Rugby medical advisor Barry O\u2019Driscoll suggesting that North should sit out the remainder of the current season in order to recuperate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Northampton head coach Jim Mallinder has now confirmed that North will not be involved in this weekend\u2019s vital knock-out meeting with Clermont.<\/p>\n<p>SBW at the Sportsground and Connacht\u2019s other European knock-outsUlster confirm that Charles Piutau will play his rugby in Ireland from 2016            <\/p><\/div>\n<p  >\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE NORTH WILL miss Northampton\u2019s Champions Cup quarter-final against Clermont on Saturday due to his recent concussion problems. North was treated on the pitch last weekend against Wasps. Source: Joe Giddens It comes as a huge blow to the Saints as they prepare to face the Top 14 club at their Stade Marcel-Michelin stronghold, particularly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13128\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sense has prevailed: George North will sit out the Champions Cup quarter-finals&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}