Glenalmond College axes rugby games over safety fear
A prestigious school which has nurtured some of Scottish rugby’s most illustrious names has withdrawn from a raft of fixtures amid fears that the gulf in size between players could lead to its pupils being injured.
Glenalmond College, which counts former national captains David Sole, David Leslie, and Rob Wainwright among its alumni, has taken the decision based on the “degree of risk” faced by “small and light” members of its first XV.
As a result, the leading independent school’s traditional derby against its Perthshire rivals Strathallan is one of several fixtures that will not go ahead this season.
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