When it comes to concussion, return to play (RTP) before full recovery increases the risk of secondary injury. Heterogeneity in progression of symptoms and recovery times makes it difficult to determine when it is safe to RTP1,2. Considerable focus is given to the professional game but there remain inadequate considerations at amateur level. We present […]
Tag: rugby
The ‘low-down’ on trends in match injury risk in professional male rugby union: a 16-season review
Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Injury surveillance is an essential step to understanding the risks associated with sports participation and is widely accepted as the first step towards injury prevention [1, 2]. Rugby Union is a field-based collision team sport with a previously reported average rate of 83 injuries per 1000 hours (1000 […]
The Road to Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan
By Professor Mutsuo Yamada M.D., Ph.D. The International Rugby Board (IRB; World Rugby from 19th November 2014) awarded the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) to Japan on the 28th of July in 2009. We, the medical professionals for Japan Rugby Football Union, realized there was much to do over the next 10 years to ensure the medical […]
Preparing a team for the Rugby World Cup 2019: a medical perspective
By Dr Geoff Davies @GeoffSportsdoc and Mr Prav Mathema @PravMathema A considerable amount of planning, teamwork and communication is required to enable a team to function to its full potential. Trying to support a team to peak at the Rugby World Cup (which comes around every 4 years) could be considered a sport in itself. Our work, […]
The impact of shoulder injuries in rugby: what can we control?
By Sam Blanchard @sjbphysio_sport & Paula Timpson @paulat_physio Asia is not a region that would be traditionally synonymous with Rugby Union… until now. On the 20th September 2019, Japan will host the 9th Rugby World Cup and will see the greatest rugby nations on Earth collide… literally! The impacts reported in professional rugby have been likened […]
Stop. Breathe in, breathe out… Mindfulness hitting the New Zealand rugby scene
By Anna Van Dissen Stop. Breathe in, breathe out… This simple technique seems to have taken the country by storm this season. Much like Gatorade and Weetbix, if the All Blacks are endorsing it, it’s gotta be good, right? Good enough for the New Zealand Warriors to start doing it anyway, and I’ve seen Club […]
Rugby Union injuries: future research
Stuart Bailey @stujohnbailey, Edinburgh Napier University & Scottish Rugby PhD Student As the 2018/19 rugby union season continues, player welfare is (once again) a hot topic amongst pundits, the media, and fans. Rugby at the community level is a form of physical activity and has overall physical health and wellness benefits. But what about elite players? […]
Removing the tackle from schools’ rugby: A safeguarding perspective
By Drs. Adam White @AdamJohnWhite and Melanie Lang @DrMelLang THE BACKGROUND TO TACKLING IN SCHOOLS’ RUGBY Schools’ rugby is currently receiving significant scrutiny as a result of the injuries, particularly concussions, that are frequently an outcome of tackling. [1] We, and the Sport Collision Injury Collective, called upon the UK and devolved governments to remove the […]
Banning the tackle in school rugby: Let’s put it into context.
By Kass Gibson (@kassgibson) Proponents and critics of tackle rugby agree that the tackle is the most injurious aspect of the game.[1,2] Nonetheless, fierce debate regarding serious injury aetiology, harm minimization and maximizing health benefit in rugby has emerged.[3,4] I write as an academic and former Physical Education (PE) teacher who supports neither banning nor teaching […]
Reflections on the World Rugby Science Network 2017
By Kate Moores @KLM390 and Claire Guthrie @C6uthrie Bringing together the best minds in World Rugby to discuss training, recovery, injuries and everything in between, the World Rugby Science Network (#RSNLive17) held the third annual conference at the University of Bath on Tuesday 12th September. Dr James Betts started the day off discussing protein and carbohydrate intake post-training […]