Caelan Doris revisits ‘weird and uncertain’ concussion layoff

At the launch of the new Ireland jerseys on sale now from Elverys.ie, in store, or on Canterbury.com were Caelan Doris (centre), Ronan Kelleher (left), and James Ryan (right). Picture: Dan Sheridan

Caelan Doris was only four minutes into his Test debut, against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in February of last year, when his big day fell foul of a concussion. A year later and the same issue ended his Six Nations before it had even begun.

These were not isolated incidents.