The prognosis was 'slight concussion'. It looked a lot, lot worse.
Mark Richards was knocked flat out when he ran head-on into Sharks flanker Willem Alberts. The left winger was chasing after a kicked clearance but arrived on the scene a split-second too late.
He found Alberts in possession and already steaming forward.
The collision, and pictures that follow, are sickening.
Doctors assessed him as having 'slight concussion' after Lions beat the Sharks 23-21. Positive update after a stomach-lurching hit.
He was not happy… Leicester Tigers travelled to play Gloucester at Villa Park in the English Premiership this afternoon. The visitors, who are third in the league, finished as 17-36 winners. However, there was a touch of controversy before the game when TNT presenter Liam MacDevitt took a penalty kick at the goal posts, under […]
Another big weekend! This is the only TV guide you need to all of the big Irish sporting action this weekend. With the international break in the footy taking precedence, it’s all about the GAA and the league finals, with some huge clashes on Saturday and Sunday, while the URC is sees all four provinces […]
Watch this space! An Irish rugby player from Cashel in Tipperary is being sought-after by a host of College football teams, despite never playing the game and having previously never even watched a full match. Oluwanifemi ‘Neff’ Giwa, who was born in Ireland and raised by Nigerian parents, has major interest from colleges in the […]