‘George North incident can make rugby safer’

Wales star and qualified doctor Jamie Roberts believes the fallout from the George North concussion controversy will contribute towards making rugby union a safer sport. 

The game’s governing body World Rugby has said Wales wing North should not have remained on the field after a clash of heads with team-mate Richard Hibbard during last Friday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against England.

But World Rugby added that it accepts the Welsh Rugby Union’s explanation surrounding the incident.