The Six Nations' failure to take disciplinary action over Tomas Francis' HIA incident has been witheringly called out by two medical experts.
A head injury review panel last week ruled that the 29-year-old tighthead should have been "immediately and permanently removed from play" after a clash of heads with team-mate Owen Watkin in the game against England at Twickenham on February 26. Francis was shown staggering after the incident and using a post to apparently support himself.
He was taken off for a head injury assessment, conducted by the independent matchday doctor, which he passed and he played on until the 56th minute. After working his way through relevant protocols, the player then started against France in the next Six Nations round.
