{"id":36559,"date":"2025-02-21T11:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36559"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:04:16","slug":"should-all-welsh-primary-school-children-be-made-to-play-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/should-all-welsh-primary-school-children-be-made-to-play-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"Should all Welsh primary school children be made to play rugby?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A coach has started a Senedd petition for rugby to be added to the Welsh primary school curriculum, but others fear it could put children at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Linney, from Cwmbran, said very few primary schools offer rugby as part of PE lessons but he thinks it could have a positive impact if it&#8217;s taught in all schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Wales&#8217; national curriculum, PE in primary schools is flexible, giving teachers the choice of which sports and activities to teach. 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/rugby-2-1-edited-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/rugby-2-1-edited-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/rugby-2-1-edited-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cwmbran under 10s practising their ball skills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former rugby player Alix Popham, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 40, believes his condition is a result of head injuries sustained during his rugby career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, the Welsh Rugby Union allowed the introduction of tag rugby for under 8&#8217;s and touch rugby for club matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"408\" 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He said &#8221;the lessons you learn in rugby are so vital, you get up when you get knocked down, keep going&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex&#8217;s petition has now gathered 641 signatures and as a result, the Senedd Petitions Committee will consider the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click to listen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2039287844&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2039287844&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/rugby-in-primary-schools\" title=\"Should all Welsh primary school children be made to play rugby?\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">Should all Welsh primary school children be made to play rugby?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coach has started a Senedd petition for rugby to be added to the Welsh primary school curriculum, but others fear it could put children at risk. 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