Incidence and characteristics of injuries in elite Australian junior rugby league players

Orr, Rhonda; Cheng, Hoi Lun

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2015.03.007

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“…For example, in professional rugby league, the knee and hamstring are among the most frequently injured body sites (Fitzpatrick et al, 2017), while in this study the shoulder, head and ankle were the most frequently injured body sites. High frequencies of shoulder, and ankle injuries have previously been reported in youth rugby league (Gabbett 2008a;Orr & Cheng, 2016). These findings indicate that injury risk profiles may differ between academy and professional levels of the game and that injury prevention programs likely need to differentiate between levels.…”

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“…To allow for comparison with other rugby league injury research, injury incidence was also calculated according to the 'missed-match' definition. Using a missed match definition, the injury incidence (67 (51-82) missed match injuries per injuries per 1000 hours) (Gabbett 2008a;Orr & Cheng, 2016), amateur (27 injuries per 1000 hours) (Gabbett 2000), and professional teams (40 to 52 injuries per 1000 hours) (Gissane, Jennings, Kerr, & White, 2002), but is similar to that reported for semiprofessional teams (68 to 78 injuries per 1000 hours) (Gabbett 2003;. Only one study has reported a higher injury incidence than that reported here, and this was for New Zealand junior (u16 to u18) teams (122 injuries per 1000 hours) (King 2006).…”

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Incidence and characteristics of injury in under-19 academy level rugby league match play: A single season prospective cohort study

Tee

Till

Jones

2018

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Academy rugby league competition is an important step along the pathway to professional status, but little is known about injury at this level of the game. The aim of this research was to establish the nature, incidence and burden of injury in English academy rugby league. Using an observational prospective cohort study design, and a time-loss injury definition, the injury outcomes of three professional rugby league academies were recorded during the 2017 season. A total of 87 injuries occurred in 59 matches for an overall injury incidence of 85 (95%CI 67-103) injuries per 1000 hours played. The mean severity of injury was 22 ± 19 days resulting in an overall injury burden of 1898 (95%CI 1813-1983) days lost per 1000 hours. The tackle event was the most common cause of injury (77% of all injuries). Forwards sustained a greater proportion of injuries than backs (forwards 67% vs. backs 33% of injuries). Concussion (13 (6-20) per 1000 hours) and ankle sprains (11 (4-17) per 1000 hours) were the most commonly diagnosed injuries. The shoulder joint was the most commonly injured site (17 (9-25) per 1000 hours). The incidence of injury for academy rugby league is similar to senior professional rugby league.

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Incidence and characteristics of injury in under-19 academy level rugby league match play: A single season prospective cohort study

Tee

Till

Jones

2018

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…However, the training process of rugby is rather hard. It is connected with injury risk, and risk of overtraining [6,7]. The rugby demands on endurance, strength, speed, mental endurance etc [8].…”

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Influence of music on the level of physical fitness of the students practicing rugby (rugby players students)

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“…Archbold and colleagues 21 found that of 825 participants, 522 (67%) rugby union players had suffered at least 1 previous sports injury. Orr et al 50 found that 69% of participants who played rugby league had experienced at least one previous injury (51% from rugby participation). Kolstrup and colleagues 43 also defined a further 563 injuries as unrelated to soccer and did not include them in their analysis.…”

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Lower limb MSK injuries among school-aged rugby and football players: a systematic review

Anderson

Cathcart

Wilson

et al. 2020

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectiveThe objective of this systematic review was to explore the incidence of lower limb musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries sustained by rugby union, rugby league, soccer, Australian Rules and Gaelic football players under 18 years. The review sought to identify the mechanisms and types of injury sustained and to compare between sports.DesignThis systematic review focused on the incidence of lower limb injury in adolescent team sports that involved running and kicking a ball. A literature search of studies published prior to January 2020 was conducted using SportDiscus, Medline and PubMed databases. The Standard Quality Assessment Criteria appraisal tool was used to assess the quality of each article included in the review. Two or more authors independently reviewed all papers.ResultsSixteen papers met the inclusion criteria; prospective cohort (N=14), retrospective (n=1) and longitudinal (n=1). These studies investigated injuries in rugby union and rugby league (n=10), football (soccer) (n=3), Australian Rules (n=2) and Gaelic football (n=1). There were a total of 55 882 participants, aged 7–19 years old, who reported 6525 injuries. The type, site and mechanisms of injury differed across sports.SummaryLower limb injuries were common in adolescent rugby, soccer, Gaelic football and Australian Rules football players, however these studies may not fully reflect the true injury burden where recurrent and overuse injuries have not been considered. There were differences between sports in the mechanisms, types and severity of injury.

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Incidence and characteristics of injuries in elite Australian junior rugby league players

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Incidence and characteristics of injury in under-19 academy level rugby league match play: A single season prospective cohort study

Incidence and characteristics of injury in under-19 academy level rugby league match play: A single season prospective cohort study

Influence of music on the level of physical fitness of the students practicing rugby (rugby players students)

Lower limb MSK injuries among school-aged rugby and football players: a systematic review

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