ERIBE DORO will play for Bradford Bulls this weekend against Catalans Dragons following confusion around a failed HIA.
Doro did not wear an instrumented mouthguard for Bradford’s defeat to Leigh Leopards last Sunday.
And following Super League rules, that means that if he were to come off the field for a Head Injury Assessment, he would automatically be classed as a fail and ruled out of the rest of the game.
That’s the case of what happened last Sunday, but that doesn’t mean he is ruled for the game the week after.
Doro still underwent a HIA to assess whether he would have to enter the mandatory stand-down protocol, but the forward passed, meaning he is available for the Bulls’ away trip to Catalans.
“Eribe will play,” Haggerty confirmed.
“There’s a few crossed wires with myself and our staff concerning Eribe with his gum shield. But Eribe passed his HIA which means he can play this week.
“It’s of no detriment to him passing the head test. If he doesn’t have a mouthguard and he goes off, he can’t come back on on in that game.
“But he passed his head test. If he got a head knock at the weekend and he passed or he failed, he couldn’t come back on.”