'elf and safety innit

[cailin maith]

But this "should" improve ball handling and running techniques ?

Mini and touch rugby aims to have these techniques reasonably well mastered before full on scrums come into the mix.

My tuppenceworth is that the kids don't play it enough at primary level and then when they get to secondary are lobbed into a world where they haven't had a chance to master the basics.

[Mich the Tester]

Oh please, what a pile of tulipe... English rugby is in a bad enough state as it is without the grass roots not being able to play the game properly...

While they are at it, they should ban hockey sticks from hockey - how much damage can a hockey stick cause? Oh and water from swimming pools, what if the little mites drown... and concrete from running tracks.. they might scrape a knee or twist an ankle... FFS - this kind of stuff really gets on my nerves.

Anyway, it's a report for the Scottish government. Somehow I don't see English public school tories letting something like this through the London parliament.

[SupremeSpod]

Mini and touch rugby aims to have these techniques reasonably well mastered before full on scrums come into the mix.

My tuppenceworth is that the kids don't play it enough at primary level and then when they get to secondary are lobbed into a world where they haven't had a chance to master the basics.

More kids want to play football. Unfortunately.

[minestrone]

Someone at my school broke his neck in a scrum.

[cailin maith]

Anyway, it's a report for the Scottish government. Somehow I don't see English public school tories letting something like this through the London parliament.

Thank God for that...

[SupremeSpod]

Someone at my school broke his neck in a scrum.

It happens. This debate has been had before, the conclusion then was to improve coaching, not to ban scrums in school rugby.

[Mich the Tester]

Someone at my school broke his neck in a scrum.

Yep, it happens occasionally. Often, as SupremeSpod says, it's down to poor coaching. Sometimes it's due to poor refereeing. But if you don't develop the strength to scrummage at an early age then it will be extremely dangerous as an adult.

[MarillionFan]

Someone at my school broke his neck in a scrum.

Someone at my client broke his neck by a scrum master.

[FiveTimes]

Mini and touch rugby aims to have these techniques reasonably well mastered before full on scrums come into the mix.

My tuppenceworth is that the kids don't play it enough at primary level and then when they get to secondary are lobbed into a world where they haven't had a chance to master the basics.

Same could be said about junior football. They play 7 a-side and when they get to ~ 10 yr old they get thrown into playing on a big pitch.

We played rughby league at school and there was full on tackling from the age of 8+

[MarillionFan]

It happens. This debate has been had before, the conclusion then was to improve coaching, not to ban scrums in school rugby.

and to make sure your not playing rugby with a 6'2'' 11 Year old