Injuries during the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

British Journal of Sports Medicine
D M SchickJ P Wiley

Abstract

Although there have been reports of injury rates in men's World Cup rugby, there has been no research into injury rates in women's international rugby. To determine the rate of injury at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup (WRWC). All participating teams in the 2006 WRWC were enrolled prospectively in this study. Healthcare workers for each team collected data on training and game exposure and information on injuries. 55 players (16%) sustained at least one injury (10.0/1000 player hours); 4 players (1%) sustained two injuries. 45 injuries occurred during games (37.5/1000 player hours) and 14 injuries occurred during practice (12.5/1000 player hours), a statistically significant difference (RR = 12.5, 95% CI 6.9 to 22.8). The injury rate was 39.3/1000 player hours for the forwards and 42.2/1000 player hours for the backs (RR = 1.3, 95% CI 0.7 to 2.3). The front row had the highest injury rate (62.5/1000 player hours). 63.6% of injuries occurred during the tackle. Most injuries occurred to the neck, knee and head/face. The majority of injuries were sprains, muscle injuries and contusions. There were five fractures during the event and four reported concussions. Female players sustained a considerable rate of injury during the 2006 ...Continue Reading

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