The British and Irish Lions have been dealt yet one more harm blow forward of the beginning of their Take a look at sequence in opposition to Australia.
Luke Cowan-Dickie left the sector on a stretcher and in a neck brace within the first-half of Saturday’s conflict in opposition to AUNZ XV.
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The England worldwide gave the impression to be knocked unconscious after falling foul of his personal tried deal with.
The Sale Sharks hooker stooped too low and inadvertently smacked the aspect of his head in opposition to the ball-carrier’s knee.
It might imply his tour is over, with the Lions now set to play the Wallabies thrice within the house of the following three weeks.
And that may be the newest harm headache for head coach Andy Farrell, who has already misplaced various gamers throughout these warm-up fixtures.
Former England and Lions star Ben Kay was on commentary obligation for talkSPORT when the Cowan-Dickie incident occurred.
He reacted: “Sadly Luke Cowan-Dickie’s tackling model can typically lead him to this kind of subject.
“We have seen it earlier than with him having concussions. I am simply questioning whether or not it’s. Yeah, it is a proper knee to the temple.
“He tackles so low and he typically will get criticised as a result of it’s comparatively harmful, however the way in which the legal guidelines have gone the coaches love this as a result of he chopped tackles actually at shin top.
“Typically he struggles to essentially wrap his arm proper spherical, however he at all times will get it up in an try and wrap it spherical. You want actually good shoulder flexibility to have the ability to do this.”
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