Would that be the late John Inman? 

Same for me at my old school where games took place on frozen pitches with the muddy parts looking like an artexed ceiling. Plenty of sloans linament warmed ones legs for the challenge and the shower turned red at the end of a game.

Arty it was led by a medical professional but yes Elf and Safety will doubtless jump on board demanding risk assessments as a guaranteed way of killing anything off because someone will be liable.