George North not badly hurt after being stretchered off against Wasps
Last Updated: 28/03/15 1:56pm
Northampton hope George North will not be sidelined for too long after suffering another head injury against Wasps on Friday.
The Wales winger lay motionless on the ground for a few anxious moments after scoring his second try, with Wasps No 8 Nathan Hughes sent off for catching him in the head with his knee.
North was moving by the time he was stretchered off the field and Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder said his condition had improved by the end of the game, which the Saints won 52-30.
He was forced to miss one of Wales' Six Nations games after being concussed, but carried on playing against England when he was twice hit in the head last month.
Mallinder said: "He is okay now; he is up and walking about in the dressing room. It is a knock to his head, which is not good.
"We will look after him and make sure he comes back when he is right."
And North himself tweeted on Saturday morning, writing: "Thanks for all the messages. Feeling ok, up and about."
Mallinder wants Hughes to be sanctioned over the incident, even though opposite number Dai Young felt the red card he was shown was "harsh."
Mallinder added: "It was a tremendous kick-off by Stephen Myler and a tremendous take by Samu Manoa.
"George still had quite a lot to do and scored a good try in the corner. The opposition have got to then be very careful once the try is scored and it was reckless coming in with the knee.
"Some serious consequences happened because of it."
Young added: "First of all I hope George is okay, Nathan has gone looking for him to make sure he is okay - he is not that type of person.
"When you slow anything down it looks worse than it actually is and when the crowd get on the referee's back - a young referee - there is only going to be one decision. We felt it was a bit harsh."