So when he heard the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation had planned to cancel public school rugby amid safety concerns, one of the first things he thought about was his own team. 's elite high school rugby teams. School Sports (BCSS) — the governing body for high school sports across the province — there are 4,535 high school students that play rugby across more than 100 schools in B.C. The program is the standard used by World Rugby — the sport's world governing body. "No one that I know in the rugby community is going to risk someone's future over a high school rugby game," said Speirs.

Source: CBC News May 04, 2019 03:56 UTC