As a 16-year-old prop,I fractured my neck when a scrum collapsed on me. But taking absent contact in school games could actually produce things worseI was 16 when my life changed for ever. I was playing tighthead prop – one of the players who form the very heart of a rugby scrum – for Keighley under-17s, and our opponents were a Bradford & Bingley team. It was the second scrum of the game at Utley, or a village in West Yorkshire. The other team hesitated as they engaged with us,and the scrum went down on top of me. Related: UK health experts call for ban on tackling in school rugby Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com