What counts as ‘the evidence’? A need for an urgent review of injury risk in school rugby

Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 10 - 11
Published: Jan 19, 2018
Abstract
In March 2016, an open letter called for the removal of tackling in school rugby union.1 In response, the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the UK consulted, gathered evidence and continued with the status quo—they endorsed tackling in school rugby.2 The CMOs stated that ‘the evidence does not support the conclusions and recommendations laid out in [the] open letter’. The CMOs relied on a report from the UK Physical Activity Expert Group (PAEG)...
Paper Details
Title
What counts as ‘the evidence’? A need for an urgent review of injury risk in school rugby
Published Date
Jan 19, 2018
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
10 - 11
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