Background Understanding the mechanism of injury is necessary for the development of
effective injury prevention strategies. Video analysis of injuries provides valuable
information on the playing situation and athlete-movement patterns, which can be used to
formulate these strategies. Therefore, we conducted a video analysis of the mechanism of
concussion injury in junior-level rugby union and compared it with a representative and
matched non-injury sample. Methods Injury reports for 18 concussion events were collected …

Introduction: Understanding the mechanism of injury is necessary for the development of
effective injury prevention strategies. Video analysis of injuries provides valuable
information on the playing situation and athlete-movement patterns, which can be used to
formulate these strategies. The aim of this study was to conduct video analysis of the injury
mechanisms of concussion in Under-18 Rugby. Methods: Injury reports for 18 concussion
events were collected from the 2011-2013 under-18 Craven Week tournaments and video …