One punch and a young rugby player was out cold... the video that shocked Manchester would be played in court as brawling nightclub bouncers found themselves in the dock

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'powerfully built' doorman Gareth Carr, which knocked him unconscious as he fell backwards and hit his head on the ground. The attack was captured on CCTV and on the mobile phones of members of the public nearby.Mr Sharratt was treated in hospital for five days and is now permanently deaf in his left ear.He also suffers from constant tinnitus in the same ear.The court was told he had taken a year out from his studies before the assault to devote to rugby league.He said the sport which he had played since a young boy was a 'massive part' of his life.In his victim personal statement, he said: "The doctors told me if I have another concussion they will not let me play rugby again."I was devastated."I have been given the all-clear to play but.