The principal of Brisbane's St Joseph's College, Peter Chapman, is considering banning his students from playing rugby against teams that recruit talent from overseas.
He said the excessive size and strength of some schoolboy teams could result in injury to opposing players. One of his colleagues went further, saying there could be a death on the paddock.
"With this process proceeding the way it is now, death is unavoidable," said the vice-chairman of Queensland's Great Public Schools association, Arthur Palmer.
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