Is playing rugby really a form of child abuse?
The IndependentMany moons ago, soon after William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball and ran with it, a visitor arrived at Rugby School at the invitation of Frederick Temple, the headmaster. “With the negative narrative around the game, it wouldn’t be right for me to claim parents don’t say no to rugby,” says Bond. Simply telling parents they’re being softies and they need to get on with it means they’ll take their kids off to football, basketball, swimming instead Paddy Gregan, a past chair of the Oxfordshire Rugby Union “You read this stuff and it’s there at the back of your mind when you watch: this could go horribly wrong,” says Sterling. open image in gallery Private schools need to offer more ‘reassurance’ before parents vote with their feet “Every team has at least two coaches,” says Winpenny. “Here, where the huge majority of players exist, education remains the priority, and it’s undeniable that an informed and rational conversation about what age contact should be introduced needs to be had.” open image in gallery The former England fly-half Andy Goode was one of many rugby enthusiasts outraged by Anderson’s report In truth, many within the game agree.
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