IRB reveal Six Nations still not sold on concussion test

[YahooNews]

The International Rugby Board admitted some countries within the Six Nations were "wary" of adopting the global governing body's controversial pitch-side concussion assessment (PSCA). IRB chief executive Brett Gosper would like the PSCA in use throughout the next edition of the Six Nations, Europe's leading international rugby union tournament, which starts in February. First trialled last year, the PSCA allows players to return to match action five minutes after a head injury as long as they have been cleared of concussion by medics. IRB chief medical officer Dr Martin Raftery, alongside Gosper on Monday, stressed the PSCA was designed to be a step-by-step or 'multi-modal' tool to help assess cases in which concussion was not immediately apparent.