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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 786565" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>Yea I would also love to see those stats as well. I played contact rugby from grade 1 to grade 12 and the most hectic injury I had was some back inflammation and that includes playing games against Eben, Frans Malherbe, Steven Kitshoff and PS Du Toit, so no light contact at all. Sure there were injuries, similar to what Tony refers to, but looking at some real statistics as to how frequently this occurs. Obviously there are dangers in a contact sport such as rugby, but I really don't think many of those injuries occur at the lower age groups and generally the injuries from my perspective are in the top two teams per age group. I also feel that it shouldn't be stopped in junior schools either as it stops some crucial development. In South Africa the Cape schools generally play rugby from grade 1 while the Joburg english schools only start around grade 8. That skills gap hardly ever closes and the Joburg schools often take on large losses as a result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 786565, member: 60236"] Yea I would also love to see those stats as well. I played contact rugby from grade 1 to grade 12 and the most hectic injury I had was some back inflammation and that includes playing games against Eben, Frans Malherbe, Steven Kitshoff and PS Du Toit, so no light contact at all. Sure there were injuries, similar to what Tony refers to, but looking at some real statistics as to how frequently this occurs. Obviously there are dangers in a contact sport such as rugby, but I really don't think many of those injuries occur at the lower age groups and generally the injuries from my perspective are in the top two teams per age group. I also feel that it shouldn't be stopped in junior schools either as it stops some crucial development. In South Africa the Cape schools generally play rugby from grade 1 while the Joburg english schools only start around grade 8. That skills gap hardly ever closes and the Joburg schools often take on large losses as a result. [/QUOTE]
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