Half a million hours of rugby football. The injuries

In 30 seasons at Rugby School half a million hours of Rugby football have led to 9,885 injuries, an incidence of 197.7 injuries per 10.000 player hours. This incidence is compared with those from other school games, and with those of other series of Rugby football injuries. The injuries are compared...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 1981-03, Vol.15 (1), p.30-32
Main Author: Sparks, J. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Child
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Humans
Male
United Kingdom
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Summary:In 30 seasons at Rugby School half a million hours of Rugby football have led to 9,885 injuries, an incidence of 197.7 injuries per 10.000 player hours. This incidence is compared with those from other school games, and with those of other series of Rugby football injuries. The injuries are compared regionally with those of other series, and the more important are listed.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.15.1.30