George North out of Clermont clash

George North will miss Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final with Clermont because of a head injury.
The Northampton wing, 22, was knocked out during Friday’s 52-30 Premiership win over Wasps when he was kicked to the head by Nathan Hughes.
He suffered a concussion, his fourth head injury in the last five months, and he has been advised by a neurologist not to play for a month,
“We won’t play him at the weekend. Clearly he had a nasty knock,” said Saints coach Jim Mallinder.
“He’s making good progress. The day after he was up and about. But we have listened to the advice we sought and George will be taking some time away from the field.
“Throughout this process it is important that George’s welfare comes first and that he is treated patiently and calmly, only returning to action when all of the medical team are happy for him to do so.”