The incidence and severity of injuries at the 2011 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Youth Week tournaments

Brown, James; Verhagen, Evert; Viljoen, Wayne; Readhead, Clint; Mechelen, Willem van; Hendricks, Sharief; Lambert, Mike

doi:10.17159/2078-516x/2012/v24i2a345

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“…All match-related injuries presenting to the Tournament Doctor during these tournaments were recorded and classified for severity and type (Brown et al, 2012). The video footage of every match was recorded.…”

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Contact technique and concussions in the South African under‐18 Coca‐Cola Craven Week Rugby tournament

Hendricks

O'Connor

Lambert

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European Journal of Sport Science

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In rugby union, understanding the techniques and events leading to concussions is important because of the nature of the injury and the severity and potential long-term consequences, particularly in junior players. Proper contact technique is a prerequisite for successful participation in rugby and is a major factor associated with injury. However, the execution of proper contact technique and its relationship to injury has yet to be studied in matches. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare contact techniques leading to concussion with a representative sample of similarly matched non-injury (NI) contact events. Injury surveillance was conducted at the 2011-2013 under-18 Craven Week Rugby tournaments. Video footage of 10 concussive events (5 tackle, 4 ruck and 1 aerial collision) and 83 NI events were identified (19 tackle, 61 ruck and 3 aerial collisions). Thereafter, each phase of play was analysed using standardised technical proficiency criteria. Overall score for ruck proficiency in concussive events was 5.67 (out of a total of 15) vs. 6.98 for NI events (n = 54) (effect size = 0.52, small). Overall average score for tackler proficiency was 7.25 (n = 4) and 6.67 (n = 15) for injury and NI tackles, respectively (out of 16) (effect size = 0.19, trivial). This is the first study to compare concussion injury contact technique to a player-matched sample of NI contact techniques. Certain individual technical criteria had an effect towards an NI outcome, and others had an effect towards a concussive event, highlighting that failure to execute certain techniques may substantially increase the opportunity for concussion.

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“…Often a precursor to provincial and national selection, these tournaments are highly contended and thought to be associated with a high injury incidence (Brown et al, 2012).…”

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Contact technique and concussions in the South African under‐18 Coca‐Cola Craven Week Rugby tournament

Hendricks

O'Connor

Lambert

et al. 2015

European Journal of Sport Science

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“…The South African Rugby Union has also legislated that coaches have to be BokSmart certi ed before they are allowed to coach. BokSmart has a comprehensive injury tracking programme for youth tournaments, [3,4] and an extensive database that keeps track of catastrophic injuries. [5] A series of events are triggered as soon as a player, anywhere in the country, sustains a serious injury.…”

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Risks of injury in youth rugby – what are the issues?

Lambert¹

2016

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“…SA data on schoolboy rugby injuries exist [12,13] but given the significant and ongoing changes in the rules of the game, the improved facilities for schoolboy rugby, and the recognised need for injury surveillance, an investigation into rugby injuries using the schoolboy rugby festivals as a convenient event was warranted. The objective of the research was to analyse the prevalence and type of injuries over 2 years of a Johannesburg high school rugby festival, and to specifically describe injuries (number, anatomical sites, types and severity), to compare injuries between the 2 years and compare injuries between the 3 days of the festivals.…”

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Injuries at Johannesburg high school rugby festivals

Constantinou¹

2016

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Background. Injuries occurring at the popular schoolboy rugby festivals in South Africa have not previously been evaluated. A rugby festival is a unique event with multiple matches occurring over a 5-day period and a potentially increased risk of injury compared with adult games. Objectives. To analyse the prevalence and type of injuries over 2 years of a Johannesburg High School rugby festival, to compare the injuries between the 2 years and to compare the injuries between the 3 days of the festivals. Methods. The study design was a retrospective, descriptive and observational study. The study population were participating rugby players at the two rugby festivals in 2010 and 2011 who came to the medical tent provided. A standardised medical form was used to capture data. Results. A total of 626 players participated with 100 injury data sets analysed over the 2 years. The injury rate per player was 17% in year 1 and 15% in year 2. There was no statistical difference (p=0.65) in the injury numbers between the 2 years. The injury profiles between the respective days and between the 2 years were not statistically different. Most injuries were to the head/face (30%), with the majority being concussion related (6%). Tackles were the most common mechanism of injury. Overall 24% of injuries were deemed severe enough to stop the players from continuing play. Few injuries required referral for investigations or specialist physician care (19% and 2%, respectively) and most were managed with simple first aid at the primary care level. Conclusion. The number, nature and mechanisms of rugby injuries at this rugby festival were similar to numerous local and international studies of schoolboy rugby players. Adequate standardised record keeping is recommended to increase knowledge and monitor trends.

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The incidence and severity of injuries at the 2011 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Youth Week tournaments

Cited by 36 publications

References 17 publications

Contact technique and concussions in the South African under‐18 Coca‐Cola Craven Week Rugby tournament

Contact technique and concussions in the South African under‐18 Coca‐Cola Craven Week Rugby tournament

Risks of injury in youth rugby – what are the issues?

Injuries at Johannesburg high school rugby festivals

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