Rugby medic warns George North to take long break after latest head knock

Wales wing George North will not play for Northampton in Saturday’s European Champions Cup quarter-final at Clermont Auvergne after his latest head injury.

North has been knocked unconscious three times in recent months, including in last Friday’s 52-30 win over Wasps.

Saints coach Jim Mallinder said: “We won’t play him at the weekend. Clearly he had a nasty knock.