ARCHIE Vanes was devastatingly subbed off less than 10 minutes into his Worcester Warriors debut.
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The young hooker, who impressed in pre-season before sustaining a long-term injury which has kept him out of competitive action, made his debut off the bench against Ampthill yesterday (January 31), but spent just seven minutes on the pitch before being taken off with a concussion.
Vanes had also made the bench the week prior but wasn't introduced into the match against Hartpury.
Warriors head coach Matt Everard said he felt "gutted" for the former Leicester Tigers player and England youth international, after the final whistle.
"Archie Vanes on debut came on and got concussed bless him, straight back off again," Everard told Worcester News.
"He puts his body on the line when he plays, he is an extremely physical young man, he obviously got on the wrong end of that but it was great to see him in a Worcester shirt.
"I am gutted for him but the lads will get around him and he’s a really good professional and he will recover well and hopefully go through the protocol."
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With Vanes potentially out of action if he fails his HIA (head injury assessment) and Will Biggs having recently also been confined to the side lines, Warriors may have to look elsewhere to provide back-up to Austin Wallis at hooker against Doncaster Knights next weekend (February 7).
"We will get a check on where Will (Biggs) is at," said Everard. "But it is something I will look at post-game."
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