Table 2

Descriptive statistics by Activate adoption

Outcome measure Activate adoption
YesNo
ParticipatingSchools103
Teams169
Team age group
Under 12–1423
Under 15–1652
Under 17–1994
Players412247
Mean age (years±SD)15.9 (±1.6)15.0 (±2.0)
Total exposure (hour)Training13 7376304
Match31161524
Mean sessions per season (n)Training2518
Match98
Median rugby sessions per weekOverall32
Mean session attendance (%, range)Overall86%
(10%–100%)
80%
(13%–100%)
Median weekly Activate adherenceOverall30
Injuries (n)Training1011
Match7447
Median sessions to first injury (n, range)Overall15
(1–82)
10
(1–46)
Injury incidence
Injuries per/1000 hours*
(95% CI)
Training0.7
(0.2 to 1.3)
1.8
(1.0 to 2.5)
Match23.3
(17.9 to 28.7)
30.9
(24.2 to 37.5)
Injury severity
Days lost
(95% CI)
Training50
(27 to 93)
27
(15 to 49)
Match32
(25 to 40)
31
(23 to 41)
Injury burden
Days lost/1000 hours*
(95% CI)
Training28
(3 to 52)
25
(11 to 59)
Match660
(412 to 901)
887
(600 to 1173)
  • *Rate adjusted for playing age group and cluster (team).