Severity of playing injury in forwards and backs
| Forwards | Backs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | 95% CI | Number | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Rate, expressed per 1000 player-position game hours; CI, confidence interval. | ||||||
| Transient | 842 | 409.9 | 382.2 to 437.6 | 713 | 347.1 | 321.7 to 372.6 |
| Minor | 40 | 19.5 | 13.4 to 25.5 | 29 | 14.1 | 9.0 to 19.3 |
| Moderate | 22 | 10.7 | 6.2 to 15.2 | 24 | 11.7 | 7.0 to 16.4 |
| Major | 14 | 6.8 | 3.3 to 10.4 | 10 | 4.9 | 1.9 to 7.9 |