Rugby union should ban contested scrums: Scrums are contested in junior rugby

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7554.1391

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Dylan M Wilson (dylanwilson1@hotmail.com), paediatric registrar

Redcliffe Hospital Redcliffe, Brisbane QLD 4020 Australia

EDITOR—Bourke's statement that contested scrums are not allowed in the under 19 game is incorrect.1 Scrums in schoolboy games are certainly contested. The differences from the senior game in terms of contesting are that the scrum cannot be wheeled more than 45° as opposed to 90°, and the scrum is not allowed to be pushed more than 1.5 m.2

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