Table 7

 Distribution of injuries by body region and player position grouping

Front row (n = 33)Back five (n = 74)Halves (n = 23)Inside backs (n = 27)Outside backs (n = 32)All positions
Values are percentages of their respective columns.
Head neck and face45.537.826.122.231.334.4
Ankle and foot9.114.98.718.518.814.3
Thigh0.08.117.414.812.59.5
Knee12.110.88.718.515.612.7
Lower leg15.26.88.711.16.39.0
Trunk6.12.713.03.712.56.3
Elbow and forearm0.01.40.00.00.00.5
Shoulder and upper arm3.012.213.03.73.17.9
Wrist and hand9.15.44.37.40.05.3