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The Are You Ready to Play Rugby? campaign was launched by Scottish Rugby at the start of 2009 to ensure that a consistent approach to player safety is adopted across Scotland by all coaches, teachers, referees and volunteers. This campaign resulted in a number of changes to the game for males at the start of season 2009/10. Early indications on the initial impact of the changes in the boys' game are positive, with no instances of serious neck injuries in youth rugby that we are aware of in season 09/10 or season 10/11. However, it is too early to say if this is a result of the changes that we have made, and conclusions can only be drawn after monitoring injury trends over a number of seasons. Scottish Rugby would like to thank rugby clubs and schools for their continued support of these safety policies, and also the Scottish Committee of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeons (SCOT), whose input has helped to shape this process considerably.
Applications for players wishing to move up an age grade are now open. Under 18 in senior rugby Processing will take minimum 2 weeks with no requests for fast tracking accepted. Under 16 in under-18 rugby Please note that it will take up to 4 weeks for an assessment appointment. The next assessment appointment has been made in Castle Douglas for 7th February 2012 at 7pm. Any coaches wishing to have a player assessed should ensure their application is received by the SRU by no later than Thursday 2nd February 2012.
The policy changes are split into the following sections: - please click on each area for further details:
Please follow this link to be taken to the IRB Player Welfare website, containing all the IRB's regulations, policy and guidelines relating to player welfare.
To hear more about Are You Ready to Play Rugby? from Scottish Rugby’s Head of Community Rugby, please play the clip below:
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As the governing body for the sport, Scottish Rugby deems that player safety is paramount while ensuring the game remains fun and enjoyable for all involved.
