'elf and safety innit

[MarillionFan]

When I went to school we probably did twice as much rugby as football.
Only time anyone ended up getting injured enough to warrant calling an ambulance was when playing football.

Rugby my ass SC.

I'd heard a rumour that you got injured during Chess Club when you got carried away with a castling move on the Queens side.

[Spacecadet]

Rugby my ass SC.

I'd heard a rumour that you got injured during Chess Club when you got carried away with a castling move on the Queens side.

Put my back out innit

[Troll]

Your paranoia has reached epidemic proportions now.

Nope - I've re-checked the article and it deffo says scots

HTH

[Drewster]

When I went to school we probably did twice as much rugby as football.
Only time anyone ended up getting injured enough to warrant calling an ambulance was when playing football.

I played Rugby for many years.... Few black eyes, bruises, nose bleeds and twisted/sprained ankles etc...

I play Badminton now.... Various twisted/sprained ankles, Broken ankle, broken finger and one incident involving 7 stitches in a gaping wound!! Bloody dangerous it is!!!!

[minestrone]

7 stitches in a gaping wound!! Bloody dangerous it is!!!!

I bet you don't go into the showers when the Sisters are around anymore.

[MarillionFan]

I bet you don't go into the showers when the Sisters are around anymore.

Oh! I bet he does!

[lightng]

Arghh!

This really gets my goat. Why not ban all sports and let kids die of obesity instead. Tiddlywinks - bits of plastic flying round, could take someone's eye out. Why not ban that too? At university, the student union managed to ban amateur boxing - cos it was dangerous - sod everyone who actually wanted to do it.

This cotton wool mentality doesn't just stop at sport. We don't want children to fail so we make exams easier. Now everyone can go to succeed but no-one ever does because there is no risk of failure.

Competing in whatever field, taking risks, winning some, losing some, finding out what your good at, finding out what your bad at, its all part of growing up and finding out who you are. It is sad that we are becoming a nation of unhealthy, less disciplined, less educated, less confident people who can't compete with the rest of the world.

On the subject of school rugby, a few months ago I attended a rugby match with my mate to watch his son who was playing in the under 12s. His son got caught and a small gash appeared above his eye. From the side he shouted "Don't worry son, it'll heal and chicks dig scars!". Cool fatherly advice, I thought.

Anyway, that's the end of my Daily Mail rant. I feel better now.

[Spacecadet]

Anyway, that's the end of my Daily Mail rant. I feel better now.

Surely the Daily Mail line would be:
Rugby causes cancer

[lightng]

Surely the Daily Mail line would be:
Rugby causes cancer

No, that's football.