Background There has been a recent increase in research examining training load as a
method of mitigating injury risk due to its known detrimental effects on player welfare and …

Objective To review the literature to establish overall, match and training injury incidence
rates (IIRs) in senior (≥ 18 years of age) women's football (amateur club, elite club and …

Objective To systematically map the coach education (CE) component of injury prevention
programmes (IPPs) for youth field sports by identifying and synthesising the design, content …

Background Concerns have intensified over the health and wellbeing of rugby union and
league players, and, in particular, about the longer-term effects of concussion. The purpose …

Background There is a paucity of studies reporting on women's injuries in rugby union.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to describe the injury epidemiology for …

Objective To establish match injury rates and patterns in elite female rugby union players in
England. Method We conducted a six-season (2011/2012–2013/2014 and 2017/2018 …

Background Rugby union and rugby league are popular team contact sports, but they bring
a high risk of injury. Although previous studies have reported injury occurrence across one …

Objective To scope the relationships between rugby union, and health and well-being.
Design Sco** review. Data sources Published and unpublished reports of any age …

Objective Rugby union ('rugby') is popular globally, with most of its participants being
amateur. Concern regarding sport-related concussion (SRC) sustained during rugby is …

Context: Long-lever shoulder strength tests may aid clinical decision-making regarding
return to sport after a shoulder injury. The Athletic Shoulder Test (AST) was developed to …