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A Review of a Decade of Rugby Union Injury Epidemiology: 2007-2017.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
- Machine Learning Model Development and Evaluation for Non-contact Lower Limb Injury Risk Prediction in Elite Male Rugby Union: A Multi-team, Multi-season Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- The Characteristics of Training Injuries Among Chinese Competitive Rugby Sevens Players: A Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Collision Volume and Contact Exposure Profile in Elite Women's Rugby Union: Differences Compared with Men.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and Collision Sports: The Need for Further Education in Rugby.Cureus · 2026Article
- The Breast Impact Monitoring System: A Portable and Wearable Platform to Support Injury Prevention in Female Athletes.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fourteen-year analysis of rugby injuries in a pediatric emergency department.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Breast-Related Issues in Community-Based Women's Rugby Union.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Rugby Athletes: The Role of Dietary Supplements and Their Consumption.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Between 2008 and 2022, Lower-Extremity Injuries Declined in Male Rugby Players, Whereas Noncontact Knee Injuries Showed No Decline in Female Rugby Players.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- High school rugby coaches' knowledge and opinions of concussion in Kwa-Zulu Natal province in South Africa: an ecological cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Head Acceleration Events in Male Community Rugby Players: An Observational Cohort Study across Four Playing Grades, from Under-13 to Senior Men.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Observational
- Epidemiology of Rugby-Related Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department: A 10-Year Review.Cureus · 2023Article
- The 50 Most Cited Papers on Rugby since 2000 Reveal a Focus Primarily on Strength and Conditioning in Elite Male Players.Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) · 2023Review
- A Qualitative Exploration of Parents' Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Match Injuries in the Spanish Rugby Union Division de Honor.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Mental Health and Wellbeing of Retired Elite and Amateur Rugby Players and Non-contact Athletes and Associations with Sports-Related Concussion: The UK Rugby Health Project.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- The Epidemiology of Injuries in Spanish Rugby Union División de Honor.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Imposing Compulsory Rugby Union on Schoolchildren: An Analysis of English State-Funded Secondary Schools.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Return to play in elite rugby players after severe knee injuries.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Cumulative Sport-Related Injuries and Longer Term Impact in Retired Male Elite- and Amateur-Level Rugby Code Athletes and Non-contact Athletes: A Retrospective Study.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
contextRugby union is the most widely played team collision sport globally. As with other contact sports, there is substantial risk of injury. To date, the majority of studies on injury epidemiology have focused on elite male cohorts, which inherently prevents extrapolation of research findings to other groups within the player continuum. This review aims to describe emerging injury trends across the spectrum of various rugby union subpopulations and to highlight gaps that may influence future injury prevention tactics. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Relevant articles published from 2007 to 2017 were obtained by searching MEDLINE, PubMed, and SPORT Discus. Studies on 15-a-side rugby union, implemented according to the 2007 consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures for injuries in rugby union, were used. STUDY
designClinical review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3.
resultsMatch injuries occur more frequently than training injuries. Injury rates increase consistently according to age and level of play. Severity of injury often is greater among lower levels of the game, and sex-specific differences relating to injury patterns and incidence rates exist.
conclusionTo date, a paucity of injury surveillance data exists for women and players of both sexes at all levels of community rugby union. Furthermore, the incidence of injuries and illnesses are poorly reported in epidemiological studies. Despite methodological differences, injury trends remain consistent throughout all levels of play.
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