Anthony Watson admits cheating in concussion test during 2017 Lions tour
Former British and Irish Lions wing Anthony Watson says he cheated a head-injury assessment to get back on the pitch after Sonny Bill Williams' infamous high tackle in the second Test of the 2017 series in New Zealand.
Williams was shown a 25th-minute red card after driving a straight shoulder into Watson's head as the wing gathered a loose ball and attempted to run upfield.
Watson says he had previously committed a series of five words to memory to help him pass a part of the head-injury assessment when players are tested on their recall.
"I knew the impact was big and as I got in to do the protocol I was starting to feel a bit hazy," Watson recalled in an interview with a new BBC documentary - Ben Youngs Investigates: How Safe Is Rugby?
