The father of a schoolboy who died during a rugby match has thrown his weight behind proposed sanctions for Premier League football managers who force concussed players back onto the field of play.
Peter Robinson's 14-year-old son Ben, from Carrickfergus, died from the effects of concussion after being sent back into action during a junior rugby match five years ago.
Ben was the first person in Northern Ireland to die from what is now known as second impact syndrome, having been sent back into action for a further 25 minutes after sustaining a severe blow to the head on January 29, 2011.
Read the full piece from the Belfast Telegraph.
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