article_snippet: Concerns also persist that so-called ‘independent’ match-day doctors in the Six Nations are often employees of the home union and therefore highly unlikely to challenge or even over-rule a team doctor if employees of the home union and therefore highly unlikely to challenge or even over-rule a team doctor believe a serious breach in protocol has occurred.
article_snippet: ‘employees of the home union and therefore highly unlikely to challenge or even over-rule a team doctor will have to be fully independent match-day doctors at the World Cup,’ said Raftery.
article_snippet: Every other match day appointment is independent
article_snippet: Imagine if England were playing Australia and the match-day doctor was English and decided that Israel Folau should come off with 20 minutes left even if the Wallaby team doctors said Wallaby was fine.
article_snippet: ‘The match day doctor has the ability to over-rule team doctors but I’d hope they would look to work together.
highlights_snippet: sanctioning and possible suspension of team doctors found to have breached concussion protocols through an ‘untoward incident review panel’
  independent pitch-side doctors and neurologists with no affiliation to either team’s union with the right to over-rule team doctors .
  