3 Mar 2016

UK doctors & academics want ban on tackling in school rugby

From Nine To Noon, 9:08 am on 3 March 2016
Rugby tackle

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A group of doctors and academics in the UK have penned an open letter to government ministers urging a ban on tackling in school rugby games.

They say this "high-impact collision sport" can have lifelong consequences for children.

We speak to one of those academics, British public health researcher, Allyson Pollock.

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