A Comparison of Suspected Injuries, Suspected Concussions, and Match Events in Male and Female Canadian High School 15s and 7s Rugby
This study did not find any differences in suspected injury or suspected concussion rates between sexes or formats of the game. The proportion of injuries recorded in the tackle and the high reported suspected injury rates does suggest the need for further investigation into tackle proficiency, injury prevention intervention evaluation, and potential law changes.
Authors
- Isla Shill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-2354)
- Carolyn A. Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-6691)
- Sharief Hendricks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-6266)
- Stephen West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-7000)
- Keith Stokes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5049-2838)
- Thomas M Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-306X)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- The Football Association (GB)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (CA)
- Ontario Brain Institute (CA)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001337
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
- Children's Hospital Foundation
- Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
- International Olympic Committee
- Alberta Innovates
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research