Mike Brown has spoken for the first time about ‘ one of the worst experiences of my life ’ — missing out on a precious England cap . The 29-year-old full-back returns against Scotand on Saturday , a month after being knocked unconscious 12 minutes into England ’ s victory over Italy . Brown missed the defeat by Ireland after experiencing headaches while attempting to complete strict return-to-play protocols . Mike Brown is ready to return to England 's starting XV after missing the Ireland defeat two weeks ago . Brown was knocked unconscious just 12 minutes into the win over Italy and was ruled out for two weeks . The England full back was treated on the pitch but could not continue as Stuart Lancaster 's side won 47-17 . After agonising about owning up to his symptoms , knowing it would see him miss the trip to Dublin , he reluctantly alerted team doctors about his concussion . ‘ Pulling out is one of the worst things I ’ ve ever had to go through in my whole life , ’ Brown said . ‘ As a sportsman everything you work towards is pulling on your country ’ s jersey and representing everyone in the country . ‘ I went to see the doctor about 8.30 in the morning — I usually get up about 7.30 to 8 — and during that time I was sat in my room thinking should I try the next stage , should I carry on ? I ’ ve trained through headaches before so I could definitely have trained on and seen how it went . Brown is back in training and ready to play against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday . Brown is supporting the RFU 's latest concussion awareness initiative after missing the Ireland game . ‘ But it wouldn ’ t have been good preparation for the team or me having that in the back of my mind . And obviously there ’ s the serious implications of the dangers and the risks involved . ‘ The way I am , stubborn , desperate to play for my country , I probably would have ( hidden symptoms in the past ) . But we ’ re all aware of it now and the example has been set by the England medical team and the coaching staff here for everyone else to see. ’ Brown , who wins his 36th cap on Saturday , watched England ’ s defeat at home with his fiancee Eliza . ‘ I was fuming , he said . ‘ I wasn ’ t happy at all . Unfortunately , my fiancee had to go through it with me , poor lady . It wasn ’ t something I want to be doing too regularly , sat in my lounge , on the edge of my sofa , screaming at the TV ! ’ The England star admitted it was a bitter blow to be absent for the game in Dublin , but he had to be honest .
Mike ##ton was knocked unconscious during savage 's win over Italy . Brown admitted his symptoms after the match , missing Ireland defeat . England full ##erton would return against Scotland after recovering .