Putting 'fun' back into safety
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Two tragic incidents this past weekend again highlighted the risks of a contact sport like rugby - at both elite and grassroots level.
South African Under-20 lock JD Schickerling and schoolboy Dyllan Beneckhe both suffered serious neck injuries at the weekend.
Schickerling, a star of the Baby Boks team that lost to England in the Final of the IRB Junior World Championship in June, was injured playing for the WP U21 team against their Bulls counterparts at Loftus Versfeld.
Beneckhe was injured playing for Tukkies (University of Pretoria) Youth Club against Harlequins in a Under-16 lea…
South African Under-20 lock JD Schickerling and schoolboy Dyllan Beneckhe both suffered serious neck injuries at the weekend.
Schickerling, a star of the Baby Boks team that lost to England in the Final of the IRB Junior World Championship in June, was injured playing for the WP U21 team against their Bulls counterparts at Loftus Versfeld.
Beneckhe was injured playing for Tukkies (University of Pretoria) Youth Club against Harlequins in a Under-16 lea…