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Another New Zealander here, there's merit to encouraging safety consciousness in children. An injury like a broken back (That most people think will "never happen to them") can doom someone for life. Teaching rigorous safety consciousness in children should result in some of that safety consciousness sticking around into adulthood.

That being said, I also think rugby is a silly game.

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>Teaching rigorous safety consciousness in children

Yes, watching the video reminded me that no-one taught me how to tackle when I was playing Rugby as a skinny 11 year old. Good to see the kids at the school have someone to help them avoid those common injuries and still get some decent play in.

Upvote for calling rugby a silly game. I went to a rugby playing school and it drove me nuts to be interrupted every three seconds by the whistle. It was psychological torture. I wandered off the pitch one day and joined the losers, punks and scrawny deadbeats playing soccer on a rough sloping field with the goalposts marked out by jumpers. Bugger rugby.

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