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Commentary on "Association of ground hardness with injuries in rugby union"
South Sydney Sports Medicine, NSW, Australia; johnorchard@msn.com.au
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This study is another to demonstrate the early-season bias for injuries in rugby union, with a unique analysis of the variable, ground hardness, long thought to be a possible explanation for the early-season increase in injuries. The results show that in southern New Zealand there is a definite decrease in ground hardness over the course of the season, roughly corresponding to the decrease in injury rate. However, as the authors point out, "round" itself is a better predictor of injury than ground hardness, suggesting that confounders are at work. Further study is needed to differentiate between other ground-related variables (such as shoe-surface traction and grass type), intrinsic factors (such as player fitness) and methodological artefacts. Nevertheless, this study confirms the early-season bias for injury as one which is critical for an understanding of injury prevention in rugby.
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