Table 3

 Incidence (number of injuries per 1000 player-hours) and severity (days absence) of new and recurrent injuries

ForwardsBacksAll
Incidence (95% CI)Severity (95% CI)Incidence (95% CI)Severity (95% CI)Incidence (95% CI)Severity (95% CI)
New76 (70 to 81)16 (14 to 18)75 (69 to 81)16 (14 to 18)75 (71 to 80)16 (14 to 18)
Recurrent16 (14 to 19)27 (18 to 36)15 (13 to 18)28 (19 to 36)16 (14 to 18)27 (21 to 34)
All92 (86 to 98)18 (15 to 20)91 (84 to 97)18 (16 to 20)91 (87 to 96)18 (16 to 20)