Year 8 Rugby – Risk assessment
Potential Hazard How server is the
(Activity/equipment/
environment) (red, amber green)
Pupils banging or
clashing head during
tackling, rucking or
scrummaging
(Activity)
If the pitch is not
suitable for playing
because it is too hard
due to sun or ice
(Environmental)
Glass, litter or faeces
on the pitch
(environmental)
Pupils falling into or
injuring themselves on
the rugby posts
(Equipment)
Person or people at What types of injury What prevention measures have Is any further action
risk? risk may be caused? been put in place to prevent this required?
risk
Ensure that tackling, rucking and Ensure that effective
Any pupil who is scrumming is taught in a behaviour
performing at Concussion or bump to controlled didactic way where management is
tackle, ruck or the head pupils are only allowed to maintained and stop
scrum perform this skills if they are any activities if they
sensible and behaving. are seen to be unsafe
Pupils slip and slide on If it is seen the pitch is
the pitch and cause Teachers inspect the pitch each unsafe use another
sprains or bruise day before school, at brake time sports facility or
Pupils and teacher Or and at lunch time to ensure it is adapt the lesson to
Pupils fall on hard safe to play on. allow it to be
surface and cause conducted indoors
bruising e.g. tag rugby
Cuts from glass If it is seen that there
Sprains from tripping Teachers inspect the pitch each is litter on the pitch
Pupil and teacher over litter Or day before school, at brake time dispose of it in a safe
Blind from faeces in and at lunch time to ensure it is way where possible,
eye safe to play on. or use alternative
facilities/area.
Teacher check that all post have If pads are ripped or
Pupils Concussion the protective pads on them missing report this
Or bruising before each lesson and don’t use that
area
 Possible injuries
caused by football Cut or bruising to limbs Teach side on tackling and Ensure tackling is
boots during tacking or Pupils encourage pupils not to tackle taught in a safe and
rucking when behind a player controlled way
(Equipment)
Being knocked in the Ensure that all pupils are wearing Be observant and
face during tackle, ruck Pupils Concussion a gum shield before taking part in ensure pupils without
or scrum Or chipping or loss of a contact rugby and teach tackling gum shield have an
(Equipment) tooth in a safe and controlled way alternative activity
Hypothermia or Teacher check weather forecast Get pupils inside as
Extreme weather Pupils and teacher hyperthermia the day before each lesson and soon as possible if
(Environmental) Slipping or tripping on only take the lesson outside if weather is too bad
playing surface weather permits it
Cuts, scratches to Highlight to pupils how to safely Monitor that the
zips, handles and ruff Pupils and teacher body or twisting or hold a tackle shield with the zip tackling equipment is
areas on tack pads and damage to wrist or facing away from the tackler and being used in a
shields arm two handles are being held (not sensible and safe
(Equipment) putting arm through both way. If it is not then
handles) stop it immediately.