SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2019
Match and Training Injuries in Women's Rugby Union: A Systematic Review of Published Studies.
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- 3D Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques to Inform Future Rugby Research Practice: a Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- Training Design, Performance Analysis, and Talent Identification-A Systematic Review about the Most Relevant Variables through the Principal Component Analysis in Soccer, Basketball, and Rugby.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Injuries in Netball-A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- Injury Profile of Male and Female Senior and Youth Handball Players: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Epidemiology of rugby injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Contributors to negative biopsychosocial outcomes in rugby players (CoNBO): part 1 the systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Probability of Head Acceleration Events in Elite Men's and Women's Rugby Union Match-Play: The Impact of Tackle Height and Body Position.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Breast-Related Issues in Community-Based Women's Rugby Union.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Experiences of Female Rugby Union Players and Practitioners in Rehabilitation Following a Shoulder Injury.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Spot the Difference? Contact Event Frequency During > 30,000 Women's and Men's Rugby Union Player Matches Across Top Domestic and International Competitions.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Frequency of Physical Activity-Related Injuries Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review.Public health reviews · 2025Review
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- Match and training injury epidemiology in elite UK netball: a prospective cohort study over one season.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Is your system fit for purpose? Female athlete health considerations for rugby injury and illness surveillance systems.European journal of sport science · 2024Review
- 'Mental heAlth and well-being in rUgby pLayers' (MAUL) study: an online survey of diverse cohorts of rugby union players internationally.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- 'Body on the line': experiences of tackle injury in women's rugby union - a grounded theory study.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Traumatic muscle injury.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2023Review
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a paucity of studies reporting on women's injuries in rugby union.
objectiveThe aim of this systematic review was to describe the injury epidemiology for women's rugby-15s and rugby-7s match and training environments.
methodsSystematic searches of PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, CINAHL(EBSCO) and ScienceDirect databases using keywords.
resultsTen articles addressing the incidence of injury in women's rugby union players were retrieved and included. The pooled incidence of injuries in women's rugby-15s was 19.6 (95% CI 17.7-21.7) per 1000 match-hours (h). Injuries in women's rugby-15s varied from 3.6 (95% CI 2.5-5.3) per 1000 playing-h (including training and games) to 37.5 (95% CI 26.5-48.5) per 1000 match-h. Women's rugby-7s had a pooled injury incidence of 62.5 (95% CI 54.7-70.4) per 1000 player-h and the injury incidence varied from 46.3 (95% CI 38.7-55.4) per 1000 match-h to 95.4 (95% CI 79.9-113.9) per 1000 match-h. The tackle was the most commonly reported injury cause with the ball carrier recording more injuries at the collegiate [5.5 (95% CI 4.5-6.8) vs. 3.5 (95% CI 2.7-4.6) per 1000 player-game-h; χ DISCUSSION: Women's rugby-7s had a higher un-pooled injury incidence than women's rugby-15s players based on rugby-specific surveys and hospitalisation data. The incidence of injury in women's rugby-15s and rugby-7s was lower than men's professional rugby-15s and rugby-7s competitions but similar to male youth rugby-15s players. Differences in reporting methodologies limited comparison of results.
conclusionWomen's rugby-7s resulted in a higher injury incidence than women's rugby-15s. The head/face was the most commonly reported injury site. The tackle was the most common cause of injury in both rugby-7s and rugby-15s at all levels. Future studies are warranted on injuries in women's rugby-15s and rugby-7s. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018109054 (last updated on 17 January 2019).
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