Numbers of injuries to elite Australian rugby union players by anatomical site
| ′94 | ′95 | ′96 | ′97 | ′98 | ′99 | ′00 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head/face | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 (25.1%) |
| Neck | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (3.5%) |
| Shoulder | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 (6.3%) |
| Upper arm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.4%) |
| Elbow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) |
| Lower arm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.4%) |
| Wrist/hand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 (5.6%) |
| Chest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.4%) |
| Lumbar spine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 (2.8%) |
| Groin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2.8%) |
| Hip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 (2.1%) |
| Thigh | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 (13.6%) |
| Knee | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 (14.0%) |
| Lower leg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 (5.6%) |
| Ankle | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 (10.5%) |
| Foot/toes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (3.5%) |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 143 (100%) |