Wally Lewis urges Reece Walsh not to rush back from concussion [Video]

Wally Lewis has urged Reece Walsh to follow the experts’ concussion protocols because there is “too much to lose” by returning to the field too early.

Rugby league Immortal Lewis has been open about his memory problems as he lives with the probability that he has chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of too many head knocks during a glittering career.

The Queensland and Kangaroos legend, known as the “King”, said he had been jolted by the sight of Walsh laid out in the middle of Accor Stadium after being knocked out by Joseph Suaalii in Origin I on Wednesday night.

Walsh has been stood down from playing for 11 days under the NRL’s concussion protocols, which means he will not run out again before Origin II in Melbourne on June 26.

The fullback’s recovery will become a topic of intense interest in the …