Background The most recent meta-analytic review of injuries in elite senior men's Rugby
Union was published in 2013. The demands of the game at the elite level are continually …

In recent years, an understanding has developed that sports injuries are the emergent
outcomes of complex, dynamic systems. Thus, the influence of local contextual factors on …

Sports-related concussion (SRC) is defined as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) leading to
complex impairment (s) in neurological function with many seemingly hidden or difficult to …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? How does recurrent contact
incurred across a season of professional rugby union impact molecular, cerebrovascular …

This article reviews tendon and ligament injury incidence and severity within elite rugby
union and rugby league. Furthermore, it discusses the biological makeup of tendons and …

Objectives To assess within-player change in injury risk and between-player subsequent
injury risk associated with concussive and common non-concussive injuries in professional …

Objectives We sought to establish the effects of professionalism, which officially began in
1995, on the body mass and height of northern hemisphere male international rugby union …

Objectives To report match injury incidence, burden and mechanism over a four-year period
in professional male Welsh Regional Rugby Union. Design: Descriptive; Longitudinal …

Introduction Sport-related concussion is one of the most common injuries in adolescent
rugby players with evidence of prolonged recovery in some concussed athletes. Concussion …

This review discusses female‐specific health considerations in injury and illness
surveillance and provides rugby‐specific recommendations for future surveillance …