England star Tom Curry forced off after ‘getting floored’ after 22 minutes with horror knee to the head by Aussie rival
TOM CURRY was forced out of England’s Autumn Series clash with Australia after being knocked unconscious.
Curry suffered a knee to the head while trying to tackle Rob Valetini.
Rob Valetini heads straight over to England's Tom Curry to check if he is ok after a nasty collision. Ultimate respect from the @wallabies back-row 🫶
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England were leading 15-3 at the time of the incident.
However, referee Ben O’Keeffe did not immediately stop play and only did so after Valetini waved at him to inform him of Curry’s situation.
Three Lions’ flanker received treatment on the field after the huge blow.
He was then able to get back to his feet but was unable to continue.
Curry will now have to serve a concussion stand-down period that will rule him out of the game against South Africa next week.
As the 26-year-old left the field Valetini walked over to check if he was okay, with the pair acknowledging one another in a handshake.
Co-commentator Ben Kay was heard telling main commentator Nick Mullins: “Curry’s out, Nick, he’s knocked out.
“He’s on the floor, they need to stop the game!”
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After Curry left the field, Australia rallied to covert a try and make the score 15-10.
England tacked on three more with a kick, before the Aussies’ added another try to make it 18-17.
They then took the lead on the stroke of half-time with a late penalty.
Curry was involved in another concussion incident in September after he was on the end of a nasty collision during Sale Sharks game vs Harlequins.
