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ReviewBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2020

Lay of the land: narrative synthesis of tackle research in rugby union and rugby sevens.

Nicholas Burger, Mike Lambert, Sharief Hendricks

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Review in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nicholas BurgerDivision of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0010-9212
Mike LambertDivision of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8979-1504
Sharief HendricksDivision of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3416-6266

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of this review was to synthesise both injury prevention and performance tackle-related research to provide rugby stakeholders with information on tackle injury epidemiology, including tackle injury risk factors and performance determinants, and to discuss potential preventative measures.

designSystematic review and narrative synthesis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Limited to peer-reviewed English-only publications between January 1995 and October 2018.

resultsA total of 317 studies were identified, with 177 in rugby union and 13 were in rugby sevens. The tackle accounted for more than 50% of all injuries in rugby union and rugby sevens, both at the professional level and at the lower levels, with the rate of tackle injuries higher at the professional level (mean 32/1000 player-hours) compared with the lower levels (mean 17/1000 player-hours). A player's tackle actions and technical ability were identified as major risk factors for injury and a key determinant of performance. SUMMARY/

conclusionEvidence-based education, progressive tackle technique training with a high potential to transfer and law changes have been proposed as key modifiers of player tackle actions and technical ability. Conceivably, all three modifiers working in unison (as opposed to separately) will have a higher potential at reducing tackle injury risk while enhancing performance. With the guidance of tackle injury and performance studies, as well as stakeholder engagement, experiential and explorative tackle research has the potential to inspire innovative injury prevention and performance strategies.

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contact sportsinjuriesperformancerugby

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PMID32518671
PMCPMC7254146

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