'I've gotten a peace of mind from taking that break' — Doris manages concussions his way

The Leinster and Ireland back row didn't even get any symptoms with his latest head injury. But that didn't stop him taking a cautious approach 

HEAD IN THE GAME: Caelan Doris during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin this week. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris has been here before. When he came off for a HIA just four minutes into Leinster’s URC game at home to Benetton last month it bore an uncomfortable resemblance to the day less than three years before when his European bow ended prematurely for the same reason against the same side and at the same venue.

This latest head injury was, at a minimum, his fourth in total across that spell. There was the knock he took four minutes into his Ireland debut, against Scotland, in February of 2020, and a ‘minor’ one suffered in training 11 months later that saw him pull out of that Six Nations squad.