England’s Jamie George has ‘every faith’ in concussion protocols

England hooker Jamie George insists rugby union has undergone a radical change in its approach to concussion during the time he has been a professional player.

World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union are being sued by hundreds of former players who claim to have been left with neurological conditions as a result of the head injuries they sustained.

Concussion is the subject of a new BBC documentary titled ‘Ben Youngs Investigates: How Safe Is Rugby?’. Youngs, England’s most capped player, concludes that it “is in an even safer place than I thought, but with more work to do.”

George, who made his Saracens debut in 2009 and won his first England cap six years later, has “every faith” in the way head injuries are dealt with currently.

“It is night and day. If you asked me now, I would say we are very well looked after,” the British and Irish Lions front row said.