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, Warren McDonald, Lauren Fortington, Eduardo Rubio Del Castillo, Clint Readhead, Nicola Sewry, Éanna Falvey, Ross Tucker
OBJECTIVES: The 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. METHODS: Match 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...
April 12, 2024: Sports Medicine