Email Received:
Guys, just stating the obvious here — but primary school 1st team (open) rugby has to be one of the most unbalanced stages in school rugby.
You’ve got u/12s and u/13s playing together, and those early developers (hello, testosterone) are absolutely dominating. The size difference between some of the boys is unreal.
I’m not even talking about Craven Week, where most of the players are already big units. I mean your average Tuesday afternoon 1st team game. You’ve got some seriously talented kids out there who just don’t have the physical size yet — and they’re taking some heavy knocks.
Honestly, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to relook the structure and let the u/12s play in their own age group. Just my two cents.
100% agree