Teessidewire: "What happens when some 55 year old gets a South Sea Island tackle and finishes up seriously injured or worse"
So what you meant to say was a "hard" or "tough" tackle then? Because, excuse my ignorance, but by singling out a race (well, group of races) and crying foul about how their involvement, regardless the level of the game, has a detrimental affect is complete and utter bullsh*t. Your comments can be basically paraphrased to say "Fijians shouldn't be allowed to play merit league rugby".
"over 50 years of age that they are too old to play at very much the lower levels, then I’m afraid that the game at this level would disappear very quickly" couldn't agree more. Rugby is a game for everyone, and no one should be excluded. But if the older players are at risk of serious injury, then the mitigation is for them to play at that level. There are veterans teams for a reason, which reduces the gap between the upper and lower end of physical fitness.