As far as I'm aware the call isn't for rugby to be banned in schools but to take steps to ensure that those playing the game are less likely to be injured.

Rugby is a dangerous game - despite what many say - an indication of this can be demonstrated quite easily by trying to name a professional rugby player that has never been injured.

A major concern in school rugby, especially during competitive matches, is the additional risk the players face due to the 'amateur' nature of the officials who often have no coaching nor officiating qualifications or training.  Professional officials can recognise when a scrum, ruck or maul is becoming dangerous and stops play, despite this injuries still happen - amateur officials do not have the same skills and dangerous situations can go unnoticed.

In matches where at a minimum the referee has no officiating qualifications then I believe that scrums should be uncontested and protective headguards and shirts with shoulder protection should be compulsory.

Horse riding was mentioned earlier in the thread as a dangerous sport as indeed it is.  No responsible parent would allow their child to go horse riding without, as a minimum, a helmet, body protector and suitable arm and leg protection.  Horse riding is a sport where the objective is not to 'hurt' an opponent yet kids are sent out to participate in a sport where that is very much the objective wearing nothing more than a pair of shorts and a shirt!