The incidence of time loss injuries (per 1000 player-hours: 95% CI) for all injuries, match injuries and training injuries by severity (days lost) (2012–2016)
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2012–2016 | |||||||||||||
| n (%) | IR | 95% CI | n (%) | IR | 95% CI | n (%) | IR | 95% CI | n (%) | IR | 95% CI | n (%) | IR | 95% CI | n (%) | IR | 95% CI | |
| All injuries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minimal (2–3 days) | 49 (33) | 2.8 | (2.1 to 3.7) | 67 (35) | 3.8 | (3.0 to 4.9) | 46 (27) | 3.0 | (2.2 to 4.0) | 67 (32) | 3.5 | (2.7 to 4.5) | 72 (37) | 3.0 | (2.3 to 3.7) | 301 (33) | 3.9 | (3.5 to 4.4) |
| Mild (4–7 days) | 37 (25) | 2.1 | (1.5 to 2.9) | 59 (30) | 3.4 | (2.6 to 4.3) | 56 (33) | 3.6 | (2.7 to 4.7) | 71 (33) | 3.8 | (2.9 to 4.7) | 39 (20) | 1.6 | (1.1 to 2.2) | 262 (28) | 3.4 | (3.0 to 3.9) |
| Moderate (8–28 days) | 41 (28) | 2.4 | (1.7 to 3.2) | 45 (23) | 2.6 | (1.9 to 3.4) | 43 (25) | 2.8 | (2.0 to 3.7) | 54 (25) | 2.9 | (2.1 to 3.7) | 54 (27) | 2.2 | (1.7 to 2.9) | 237 (26) | 3.1 | (2.7 to 3.5) |
| Severe (>28 days) | 22 (15) | 1.3 | (0.8 to 1.9) | 23 (12) | 1.3 | (0.8 to 2.0) | 26 (15) | 1.7 | (1.1 to 2.5) | 21 (10) | 1.1 | (0.7 to 1.7) | 33 (17) | 1.4 | (0.9 to 1.9) | 125 (14) | 1.6 | (1.4 to 1.9) |
| Match injuries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minimal (2–3 days) | 43 (35) | 28.4 | (20.6 to 38.3) | 62 (35) | 40.8 | (31.3 to 52.3) | 34 (24) | 23.0 | (15.9 to 32.1) | 59 (32) | 36.4 | (27.7 to 47.0) | 64 (36) | 33.7 | (25.9 to 43.0) | 262 (33) | 40.0 | (35.3 to 45.1) |
| Mild (4–7 days) | 32 (26) | 21.2 | (14.5 to 29.9) | 52 (30) | 34.2 | (25.6 to 44.9) | 49 (35) | 33.1 | (24.5 to 43.8) | 61 (34) | 37.7 | (28.8 to 48.4) | 34 (19) | 17.9 | (12.4 to 25.0) | 228 (29) | 34.8 | (30.5 to 39.7) |
| Moderate (8–28 days) | 30 (25) | 19.8 | (13.4 to 28.3) | 42 (24) | 27.6 | (19.9 to 37.3) | 36 (25) | 24.3 | (17.0 to 33.7) | 43 (24) | 26.5 | (19.2 to 35.8) | 51 (29) | 26.8 | (20.0 to 35.3) | 202 (25) | 30.9 | (26.8 to 35.4) |
| Severe (>28 days) | 17 (14) | 11.2 | (6.6 to 18.0) | 19 (11) | 12.5 | (7.5 to 19.5) | 23 (16) | 15.5 | (9.9 to 23.3) | 19 (10) | 11.7 | (7.1 to 18.3) | 28 (15) | 14.7 | (9.8 to 21.3) | 106 (13) | 16.2 | (13.1 to 19.5) |
| Training injuries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minimal (2–3 days) | 6 (22) | 0.4 | (0.1 to 0.8) | 5 (26) | 0.3 | (0.1 to 0.7) | 12 (41) | 0.9 | (0.4 to 1.5) | 8 (26) | 0.5 | (0.2 to 0.9) | 8 (38) | 0.4 | (0.2 to 0.7) | 39 (31) | 0.6 | (0.4 to 0.8) |
| Mild (4–7 days) | 5 (19) | 0.3 | (0.1 to 0.7) | 7 (37) | 0.4 | (0.2 to 0.9) | 7 (24) | 0.5 | (0.2 to 1.0) | 10 (32) | 0.6 | (0.3 to 1.1) | 5 (24) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.5) | 34 (27) | 0.5 | (0.3 to 0.7) |
| Moderate (8–28 days) | 11 (41) | 0.7 | (0.3 to 1.2) | 3 (16) | 0.2 | (0 to 0.5) | 7 (24) | 0.5 | (0.2 to 1.0) | 11 (36) | 0.6 | (0.3 to 1.1) | 3 (14) | 0.1 | (0 to 0.4) | 35 (28) | 0.5 | (0.3 to 0.7) |
| Severe (>28 days) | 5 (19) | 0.3 | (0.1 to 0.7) | 4 (21) | 0.3 | (0.1 to 0.6) | 3 (10) | 0.2 | (0 to 0.6) | 2 (7) | 0.1 | (0 to 0.4) | 5 (24) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.5) | 19 (15) | 0.3 | (0.2 to 0.4) |
IR, incidence rate per 1000 hours play.