Post-tackle—locations of injuries sustained by BC, T1 and T2 as a function of the BRS on the ground following the tackle
| BRS on ground | Location of injury, no (percentage of injuries resulting from BRS on ground) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Head/neck | Upper limb | Trunk | Lower limb | |
| BC (all) | 107 (100) | 25 (23.4) | 13 (12.1) | 16 (15.0) | 53 (49.5) |
| None | 4 (100) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0) |
| Head/neck | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) |
| Upper limb | 25 (100) | 3 (12.0) | 4 (16.0) | 5 (20.0) | 13 (52.0) |
| Trunk | 2 (100) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50.0) |
| Lower limb | 76 (100) | 20 (26.3) | 7 (9.2) | 10 (13.2) | 39 (51.3) |
| Tackler-1 (all) | 74 (100) | 12 (16.2) | 23 (31.1) | 5 (6.8) | 31 (41.9) |
| None | 12 (100) | 2 (16.7) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (50.0) |
| Head/neck | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) |
| Upper limb | 16 (100) | 3 (18.8) | 5 (31.3) | 2 (12.5) | 6 (37.5) |
| Trunk | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) |
| Lower limb | 46 (100) | 10 (21.7) | 14 (30.4) | 3 (0) | 19 (41.3) |
| Tackler-2 (all) | 20 (100) | 5 (25.0) | 6 (30.0) | 3 (15.0) | 6 (30.0) |
| None | 2 (100) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Head/neck | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) |
| Upper limb | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
| Trunk | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Lower limb | 16 (100) | 4 (25.0) | 5 (31.3) | 2 (12.5) | 5 (31.3) |
BC, ball carrier; BRS, body region struck.