A review of a decade of rugby Union injury epidemiology: 2007-2017
Context: Rugby union is the most widely played team collision sport globally. As with other
contact sports, there is substantial risk of injury. To date, the majority of studies on injury …
contact sports, there is substantial risk of injury. To date, the majority of studies on injury …
Injury rates, mechanisms, risk factors and prevention strategies in youth rugby union: what's all the ruck-US about? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Rugby Union is a collision team sport played globally. Despite this,
significant concerns have been raised regarding the sport's safety, particularly in youth …
significant concerns have been raised regarding the sport's safety, particularly in youth …
Tackle technique and tackle-related injuries in high-level South African Rugby Union under-18 players: real-match video analysis
N Burger, MI Lambert, W Viljoen, JC Brown… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background The high injury rate associated with rugby union is primarily due to the tackle,
and poor contact technique has been identified as a risk factor for injury. We aimed to …
and poor contact technique has been identified as a risk factor for injury. We aimed to …
Preseason Functional Movement Screen component tests predict severe contact injuries in professional rugby union players
Abstract Tee, JC, Klingbiel, JFG, Collins, R, Lambert, MI, and Coopoo, Y. Preseason
Functional Movement Screen component tests predict severe contact injuries in professional …
Functional Movement Screen component tests predict severe contact injuries in professional …
Technical skill training framework and skill load measurements for the rugby union tackle
Abstract DRAWING FROM SKILL ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT LITERATURE, WE
PRESENT A NOVEL TACKLE SKILL TRAINING FRAMEWORK. THE FRAMEWORK …
PRESENT A NOVEL TACKLE SKILL TRAINING FRAMEWORK. THE FRAMEWORK …
Mechanisms and factors associated with tackle-related injuries in South African youth rugby union players
N Burger, MI Lambert, W Viljoen… - … American journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The majority of injuries in rugby union occur during tackle events. The
mechanisms and causes of these injuries are well established in senior rugby union …
mechanisms and causes of these injuries are well established in senior rugby union …
Lay of the land: narrative synthesis of tackle research in rugby union and rugby sevens
N Burger, M Lambert… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2020 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives The purpose of this review was to synthesise both injury prevention and
performance tackle-related research to provide rugby stakeholders with information on …
performance tackle-related research to provide rugby stakeholders with information on …
Epidemiology of injury in elite English schoolboy rugby union: a 3-year study comparing different competitions
Context: Injury risks in professional and community rugby union have been extensively
described; however, less is known about injury epidemiology at the schoolboy level …
described; however, less is known about injury epidemiology at the schoolboy level …
Evidence in support of the call to ban the tackle and harmful contact in school rugby: a response to World Rugby
AM Pollock, AJ White, G Kirkwood - British journal of sports medicine, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
In a paper published in BJSM (June 2016), World Rugby employees Ross Tucker and
Martin Raftery and a third coauthor Evert Verhagen took issue with the recent call to ban …
Martin Raftery and a third coauthor Evert Verhagen took issue with the recent call to ban …
Facts and values: on the acceptability of risks in children's sport using the example of rugby—a narrative review
A clash of values has been identified between those who assert that: 1. all childhood
injuries, regardless of origin, are inherently undesirable and should be prevented and; 2 …
injuries, regardless of origin, are inherently undesirable and should be prevented and; 2 …