Six Nations 2015: England full-back Mike Brown proud to have set example on concussion

Mike Brown, the England full-back, has described his decision to withdraw from the RBS Six Nations match against Ireland in Dublin because of recurring concussion symptoms as “one of the worst things” he has gone through in his life.

Brown, who returns to the side to face Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday, admits that he would most likely have attempted to hide his symptoms before the recent increase in awareness of the dangers of concussion, such is his “desperate” desire to represent his country.

Brown was knocked out after a brutal collision with Andrea Masi after just 12 minutes of…