Tackling and contact in rugby should be slowly introduced to children to teach them how to do it safely.
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Many children play compulsory rugby at school – but the risk of injury is too high.
Many parents may insist on their child wearing headgear in the belief they are reducing the injury risk, when in fact the opposite could be true.
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