Coaches urged to do more to reduce school rugby injuries

A new study has revealed that Irish schools rugby teams are suffering 4.23 injuries per match as the growing confrontational nature of the sport takes its toll.

While that number is on par with international equivalents, chartered physiotherapist Grainne Shiell, who worked on the UCD project, says coaches and players could do more to bring down the tally.

The majority of those injuries were suffered in the tackle situation and a worrying number were recurring problems………. see more at :- http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/other-rugby/coaches-urged-to-do-more-to-reduce-school-rugby-injuries-30715141.html