When a group of medical experts suggested that tackling should be outlawed from school rugby,our readers reacted with a variety of opinions. Here is a selection of responses from coaches, players, and schoolteachers and medics
There is fairly a incompatibility between club and school rugby. RFU safety guidance tends to be closely adhered to in clubs,where coaches tend to be well qualified and experienced in the game and children play voluntarily. Schoolteachers may not be particularly knowledgable about rugby but they act as referees – and referees play a gargantuan part in ensuring player safety. My child’s concussion came from playing on a pitch that was too tough at school. It would not have happened at his club. The RFU is taking concussion very seriously, but I dont know whether this is fully taken on board in schools. VpendarvesContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com