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Dr Barry O'Driscoll talks to George Hook on the pressing issue of concussion

With the Six Nations just two weeks away, there was major concern about Jonathan Sexton after he ...
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18.16 25 Jan 2016


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Dr Barry O'Driscoll talks to George Hook on the pressing issue of concussion

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18.16 25 Jan 2016


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With the Six Nations just two weeks away, there was major concern about Jonathan Sexton after he appeared to receive a head injury in Leinster's Champions Cup loss at the hands of Wasp.

This morning, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen revealed that the Ireland out-half did not suffer concussion and was withdrawn from the field of play as a precaution.

Given Sexton's history of concussion, Newstalk's Right Hook presenter George Hook spoke of his concerns about the player's long-term health and suggested that it might be wise for the 30-year-old to give "serious consideration to cashing in his insurance policy and leaving rugby with his faculties still intact.''

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On today's Right Hook, George was joined by former IRB chief medical adviser Dr Barry O'Driscoll to discuss the matter, with the latter describing Saturday's accidental collision as a "pretty severe impact" and noted that Sexton was "motionless for quite a long time".

Cullen revealed that it was a "not a concussion [and] is head knock" in this clip which George played to Dr O'Driscoll:

 

Listen back to the full interview on the podcast.


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