Rugby boots

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DS will be starting secondary school in September and will be doing rugby in pe for the first time. Can anyone recommend any rugby boots suitable for an 11 year old which aren't going to break the bank please? Also, he needs a mouth guard, do these come in different sizes? Or is it one size fits all?! Thanks

DSs orthodontist said that no way should any child have the Opro specially fitted mouthguards.

DSs have been playing rugby for years and they have to have metal studs. Usually we buy footy boots and just switch the studs.

We had to wait until all ds' adult teeth were through before getting a custom-fit gum shield (from the dentist). We had to get a new one each year though ; this year's one is the first one the dentist has said could if ds doesn't put it through the washing machine again last him for more than a year as his mouth is now "stable" (he turns 15 next month).

According to DSs orthodontist, if they are still growing, their jaw is changing shape and they shouldn't have the custom fit ones. He is horrified by the idea of them lasting more than one season. The boil-and-bite ones are absolutely fine.

The boil and bite ones go through the washing machine, when protected by a shorts pocket, just fine too. Several times.

SoupDragon - I gave a lovely purple & green ball which was once a gum shield! I think it went through a hotter wash as I'm sure he's had other ones go through the wash

Ds has a habit of chewing the mouldable gum shields so keeps on taking them out. The custom ones he actually keeps in his mouth! But yes, I did have to invest in a new set once a season! It's only this last one that the dentist has said will last him for longer as his mouth is now pretty mature and his teeth are all well spaced he's fortunate that he's "got" his dad's mouth and not my overcrowded one

The dentist has sons who play rugby too

Strike that - this latest gumshield does go through the wash apparently unscathed Ds knows he is lucky to be alive I thought I'd also checked his shorts on Sunday before putting them in the wash