This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.
Rugby training injuries more common among lower-level players
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts
Training injuries were more common among school-level rugby teams compared with academy-level rugby teams, according to researchers’ findings.
The researchers recorded exposure to training activities and time-loss injuries in male youth rugby union players from 12 English Premiership academies with elite-level youth rugby players and seven schools with lower-level players for two seasons.
Results showed the academy groups had a lower training injury incidence vs. the school group. The researchers also found the most common injuries in academy players were injuries to the ankle/heel and thigh, whereas injuries to the lumbar spine and ankle/heel region were the most common in school players.
Training activities responsible for injuries included technical skills for school players and contact skills for academy players, according to study results.
The researchers concluded that coaches of players in this age group should focus on developing the correct technique during the practice of technical skills, such as scrummaging, and skills training to help better manage injury risk. – by Casey Tingle
Disclosures: Trewartha reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the full study for a list of all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures.
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts