RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Injuries of the spine sustained during rugby. JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 253 OP 258 DO 10.1136/bjsm.26.4.253 VO 26 IS 4 A1 J R Silver YR 1992 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/26/4/253.abstract AB A comparison was made between the number of rugby injuries seen between 1956 and 1982 (67) and the number of rugby injuries seen between 1982 and 1987 (20). The standards, the positions, the mechanics of injury and the fitness of the players were analysed. It was concluded that the law changes had resulted in a dramatic fall in the number of players injured, that it was the less fit and less skilled players that were getting injured, and that the laws were adequate but were not being enforced.