Dozens of doctors and health experts are calling for schools in Ireland and Britain to ban tackling in rugby to prevent "serious injuries".

More than 70 have written to the Irish and British Governments claiming the impact of it can have life-long consequences. 

The signatories say studies show the risk of injuries to teenagers is "high and injuries are often serious".

One of the signatories is Professor Allyson Pollock from Queen Mary University of London, who's campaigned about the dangers of rugby: