Petition · past parliament
Publicly commit to supporting state schools which choose to play contact rugby.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
There are misguided calls, supported by distorted and selective statistics, to ban contact rugby in schools.
Government should affirm the benefits of teaching contact rugby in schools and work with the rugby unions to ensure that it is coached by appropriately trained and qualified teachers.
Government should affirm the benefits of teaching contact rugby in schools and work with the rugby unions to ensure that it is coached by appropriately trained and qualified teachers.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.