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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Injury in Starting and Replacement Players from Five Professional Men's Rugby Unions.

Simon P Roberts, Keith A Stokes, Sean Williams, Stephen W West, Simon Kemp, Matt Cross, Isabel S Moore, Charlotte Leah Bitchell, Prabhat Mathema, Ken Quarrie and 7 more

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17 authors.

Simon P RobertsCentre for Health, and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK. s.p.roberts@bath.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2402-0749
Keith A StokesCentre for Health, and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Sean WilliamsCentre for Health, and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Stephen W WestCentre for Health, and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Simon KempRugby Football Union, Twickenham, UK.
Matt CrossPremiership Rugby, Twickenham, UK.
Isabel S MooreCardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University-Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff, UK.
Charlotte Leah BitchellCardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University-Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff, UK.
Prabhat MathemaMedical Department, Welsh Rugby Union, Cardiff, UK.
Ken QuarrieNew Zealand Rugby, Wellington, New Zealand.
Warren McDonaldRugby Australia, Moore Park, NSW, Australia.
Lauren FortingtonSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Eduardo Rubio Del CastilloSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Clint ReadheadSouth African Rugby Union, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nicola SewrySport Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Éanna FalveyWorld Rugby Limited, Dublin, Ireland.
Ross TuckerWorld Rugby Limited, Dublin, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the incidence, severity, and burden of injury in starting and replacement players from professional men's teams of five rugby unions.

methodsMatch injuries of greater than 24 h time-loss (including data on the severity, match quarter, event, body region) and player minutes of match exposure data were collated for all starting and replacement players in the men's English Premiership, Welsh Pro14 (both 2016/17-2018/19 seasons), and Australian, New Zealand, and South African Super Rugby (all 2016-2018 seasons) teams. Injury incidences and mean injury burden (incidence × days missed) were calculated, and rate ratios (RRs) (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) were used to compare injury incidence and burden between starting (reference group) and replacement players.

resultsOverall injury incidence was not different between starters and replacements for all injuries (RR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.88-1.10), nor for concussions (RR = 0.85; 95% CI 0.66-1.11). Mean injury burden was higher for replacement players (RR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.17-1.46). Replacement injury incidence was lower than the starters in the third (RR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.51-0.92) and fourth (RR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.67-0.92) match quarters. Injury incidence was not different between starters and replacements for any match event or body region, but compared with starters, replacements' injury burden was higher in lower limbs (RR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.05-1.46) and in the tackled player (RR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.01-1.66).

conclusionThis study demonstrated a lower injury incidence in replacement players compared with starters in the second half of matches, with a higher injury burden for replacement players due to higher mean injury severity.

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Athletic InjuriesFootballAustraliaBrain ConcussionHumansIncidenceMaleNew ZealandSouth Africa

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