The Tyrone County Board have denied reports that Sean Cavanagh played on after suffering concussion during Saturday night's Allianz Football League match against Monaghan in Omagh.
The GAA’s concussion guidelines state that a player should be removed from play immediately after showing signs of concussion.
In a statement issued Tuesday night, the Board said that Cavanagh sustained a knock to his forehead during the first half and “was immediately assessed for any evidence of concussion”.
However, he was “deemed NOT to be concussed and was allowed to remain on the field”.
Cavanagh was re-assessed at half time by the medical team who were “satisfied” that he remained symptom free.
The statement concluded: “The Medical Team were satisfied throughout that Sean did not have concussion.
"In post-match interviews the term 'concussion' was used loosely from a non-medical perspective which appears to have lead to some erroneous conclusions.
“We trust this statement clarifies the matter."
Monaghan defeated Tyrone 1-13 to 0-09 in the Division 1 clash at Healy Park.
