Incidence of injury as a function of injury severity (forwards: n = 32; backs: n = 31)
| Severity | Incidence of injuries/1000 h (number of injuries) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match | Training | |||||
| Forwards | Backs | All | Forwards | Backs | All | |
| ⩽1 week | 126 (30) | 169 (35) | 146 (65) | 2.3 (10) | 3.9 (14) | 3.0 (24) |
| >1 week to 3 weeks | 25 (6) | 58 (12) | 40 (18) | 1.8 (8) | 2.5 (9) | 2.1 (17) |
| >3 weeks | 42 (10) | 19 (4) | 31 (14) | 0.7 (3) | 1.1 (4) | 0.9 (7) |