Scrum hats?
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Our ds has been playing rugby since U7's (tag) full contact for 3 years now though. We tried to persuade him to use a scrum hat but......... 
having said that, he's usually on the wing or the full back postion- if he was in the scrum I think I would almost insist- he plays and trains 2/3 times a week so more chance of getting cauliflower ears!!
Re gumshields- have lost count of the amount that he's lost, also their teeth are always still moving and shaking
so have gone for the cheaper type- he's had no problems. He's also due to have braces fit in about 18 months, at this point we will probably get the gum shield through the dentist- I'm also hoping that by then he'll have grown out of losing things!!!!!
Bec
having said that, he's usually on the wing or the full back postion- if he was in the scrum I think I would almost insist- he plays and trains 2/3 times a week so more chance of getting cauliflower ears!!
Re gumshields- have lost count of the amount that he's lost, also their teeth are always still moving and shaking
so have gone for the cheaper type- he's had no problems. He's also due to have braces fit in about 18 months, at this point we will probably get the gum shield through the dentist- I'm also hoping that by then he'll have grown out of losing things!!!!!Bec
I agree with you Bec, our son has been playing since under 6's (now under 12s) and we tried getting him to wera a scrum hat when he started playing full contact. He found that it impaired all his senses so as he plays full-back we let him go without.
This may have been very different if he was in the scrum and therefore had the potential to end up with ears like Jason Leonard!
Gumshields are a different issue though, DS1 lost 3 teeth in a nasty collision playing tag rugby at 7 (all baby ones) and have used dentist fitted gumshields ever since as he finds them so much more comfortable, they also have names printed on them so they are easily returned when they inevitably get left behind.
This may have been very different if he was in the scrum and therefore had the potential to end up with ears like Jason Leonard!
Gumshields are a different issue though, DS1 lost 3 teeth in a nasty collision playing tag rugby at 7 (all baby ones) and have used dentist fitted gumshields ever since as he finds them so much more comfortable, they also have names printed on them so they are easily returned when they inevitably get left behind.
Interesting observation, but totally irrelevant to thread subject, I have just opened up this page, and the advertisement along the bottom is for teeth whitening. Is this coincidence, or does the advertising system insidiously search out keywords. More generally, I am a little perturbed by some of the ads. that crop up when considering the principal subject of the website.
