Abuse, lawsuits and media bans - what's happening with schoolboy rugby?

Abuse from the sidelines. Media blackouts. Legal battles to keep players on the bench. 

This is the level of drama you’d expect from sports on an international level, but these are all headlines that have involved rugby at the high school level in New Zealand over the last year.  

So how is it that schoolboy rugby has become so controversial? 

NZ Herald editor at large Shayne Currie joins Damien on The Front Page to try and explain what is happening. 

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