Lay of the land: narrative synthesis of tackle research in rugby union and rugby sevens by Sharief Hendricks, Mike Lambert, Nicholas Burger

“…Objectives The purpose of this review was to synthesise both injury prevention and performance tackle-related research to provide rugby stakeholders with information on tackle injury epidemiology, including tackle injury risk factors and performance determinants, and to discuss potential preventative measures.Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis.Data sources PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science.Eligibility criteria Limited to peer-reviewed English-only publications between January 1995 and October 2018.Results A total of 317 studies were identified, with 177 in rugby union and 13 were in rugby sevens. The tackle accounted for more than 50% of all injuries in rugby union and rugby sevens, both at the professional level and at the lower levels, with the rate of tackle injuries higher at the professional level (mean 32/1000 player-hours) compared with the lower levels (mean 17/1000 player-hours). …”
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Effects of rugby-specific concussion awareness program on collegiate rugby union players by Keita Suzuki, Satoshi Nagai, Masahiro Takemura

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Does Olympic Weightlifting Enhance Strength, Power, and Speed in Adolescent Rugby Union Players? by Lorenzo Consonni, Marco Zanin, PJ Wilson, Liam Hennessy

“…This interventional controlled study investigated the effects of Olympic weightlifting (OWL) on strength, power, and speed in adolescent rugby union players. Under-17 rugby union players were divided into two groups (WLG and CON) [n: 46, age: 15.4 (0.5) years, stature: 175 (6.1) cm, body mass: 73.7 (15.6) kg]. …”
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Experiences of Female Rugby Union Players and Practitioners in Rehabilitation Following a Shoulder Injury by Caroline Sarah White, Paul Garner, Ian Horsley, Andrew Soundy

“…Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with elite female rugby union players and practitioners working in elite female rugby union. …”
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Effects of a Combined Plyometric and Resistance Training Programme on Adolescent Rugby Union Players by Cian M. Walsh, Joseph I. Esformes, Jeremy A. Moody, Paul J. Byrne

“…However, the literature is scarce in relation to young rugby union players. Thus, the purposes of the present study were to examine the effects of a 6-week combined training (CT) programme that combined plyometric and resistance training in the same session on physical performance measures in adolescent male rugby union players and whether a 4-week period of plyometric training exclusion (Detraining) affects training adaptations. …”
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Managing racial diversity: Positional segregation in South African rugby union in the post-apartheid era by Bernard Cros

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Changes in Sprint Momentum in Elite Rugby Union Players over a Three-Season Period by Federico Nigro, Giovanni Biondi, Pietro Sirocchi, Carlo Cavaletti, Rocco Di Michele

“…The body mass, 10-m sprinting speed, and momentum of <i>n</i> = 37 elite rugby union players (age: 25.9 ± 2.8 y; height: 186.5 ± 7.3 cm; 22 forwards and 15 backs) were assessed over three consecutive seasons (2018–2021). …”
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Mental toughness: state or trait? Context and sporting performance in rugby union, a longitudinal study by Juan Pablo Guzmán-Muzante, Gonzalo Riquelme-Ortíz, Angela Urrea-Cuéllar, Alicia E. Romero Carrasco, Antonio Manuel Fonseca

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In-match physical demands on elite Japanese rugby union players using a global positioning system by Hayato Yamamoto, Masanori Takemura, Junta Iguchi, Misato Tachibana, Junzo Tsujita, Tatsuya Hojo

“…Objectives Our aim of this study was to quantify the physical demands of elite rugby union players by each position as a step towards designing position-specific training programme using a Global Positioning System/accelerometer system.Methods This study was performed as a retrospective observational study. …”
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The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and Lower Limb Power Profiles in Elite Rugby Union Players by Stephen Rowell, Nicola Relph

“…Comparing results from the LESS against these performance measures has not been reported in elite rugby union. # Purpose To report i.) normative LESS scores for elite rugby union players ii.) correlations between LESS scores and performance measures and iii.) differences in performance measures between LESS scoring groups. …”
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Changes in northern hemisphere male international rugby union players’ body mass and height between 1955 and 2015 by Neil E Hill, Sian Rilstone, Michael J Stacey, Dimitri Amiras, Stephen Chew, David Flatman, Nick S Oliver

“…Objectives We sought to establish the effects of professionalism, which officially began in 1995, on the body mass and height of northern hemisphere male international rugby union (RU) players. We hypothesised that mass would significantly increase following professionalism. …”
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Tackle characteristics associated with concussion in elite men’s rugby union: unpicking the differences between tacklers and ball-carriers by Keith A Stokes, Simon P T Kemp, Ben Jones, Sean Williams, Duncan Locke, Simon Roberts, Stephen W West, Steffan Griffin, Matt Cross

“…Objective To identify characteristics of tackling, of being tackled and interactions between tackle characteristics that are associated with concussion.Methods A case-control study in male professional rugby union players in England over five seasons (2016/2017 to 2020/2021) analysed characteristics of tackles that led to a clinically diagnosed concussion (cases), and a control group of tackles that did not result in a concussion. …”
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Design, validation, and reliability of the Bangor rugby assessment tool for evaluating technical and tactical skills in rugby union development pathways by George C. Lowe, George C. Lowe, George C. Lowe, Julian A. Owen, Julian A. Owen, Victoria M. Gottwald, Victoria M. Gottwald, Eleri S. Jones, Eleri S. Jones

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Low Rates of Return to Sport and Reduction in Performance Following Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Elite Rugby Union Players by James J. Butler MB BCh BAO, Adarsh Aratikala BS, Alan P. Samsonov BS, Taylor Wingo MD, James Calder TD, MD, PhD, FRCS (Tr & Orth) FFSEM (UK), John G. Kennedy MD, MCh, MMSc, FFSEM, FRCS (Orth)

“…Category: Sports; Other Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess outcomes following acute Achilles tendon ruptures (AATR) sustained by elite rugby union players. Methods: Elite rugby union players who sustained an AATR were identified using a publicly available database, match reports and injury reports. …”
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Cerebral Haemodynamic Assessment Following Sport-related Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) in Youth and Amateur Rugby Union Players by Ben Jones, Mohammadreza Jamalifard, Sally Waterworth, Mike Rogerson, Javier Andreu-Perez, Jay Perrett, Edward Hope, Jason Moran, Tom Adams, Jyotpal Singh, Patrick Neary, Chris E. Cooper

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Coach perspectives on coach-athlete relationships and characteristics of Generation Z academy level rugby union players from South Africa by Marc Landman, Heinrich Grobbelaar, Wilbur Kraak, Wilbur Kraak

“…The purpose of the study was to explore coach-athlete relationships, the characteristics of Gen Z athletes that influence this relationship, and the process of building healthy coach-athlete relationships, from the perspectives of coaches.MethodsThe study used a qualitative methodology to elicit the perspectives of 11 male rugby union coaches (M ± SD age: 42.09 ± 7.56 years; with 12.83 ± 3.48 years of coaching experience), through semi-structured individual online interviews. …”
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Longitudinal study of five seasons of upper limb injuries in training and matches in elite female rugby union at club and national team level by Paul Garner, Keith A Stokes, Simon P T Kemp, Sean Williams, Ian Horsley, Caroline Sarah White, Andy Soundy

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Correction: Cerebral Haemodynamic Assessment Following Sport-related Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) in Youth and Amateur Rugby Union Players by Ben Jones, Mohammadreza Jamalifard, Sally Waterworth, Mike Rogerson, Javier Andreu-Perez, Jay Perrett, Edward Hope, Jason Moran, Tom Adams, Jyotpal Singh, Patrick Neary, Chris E. Cooper

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Macronutrient requirements and intake by professional male rugby players by Maryke Meyer, Elmine du Toit, Riette Nel, Derik Coetzee

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Evaluation of a prospective interdisciplinary assessment of return to play in male professional rugby union following lower-limb injury: A pilot study by Molly F. McCarthy-Ryan, Stephen D. Mellalieu, Holly S.R. Jones, Adam Bruton, Isabel S. Moore

“…This pilot study used a prospective interdisciplinary approach to assess male professional Rugby Union players' (n ​= ​7) rehabilitation following a non-contact lower-limb injury. …”
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