Incidence and number of injuries as a function of training element (forwards: n = 32; backs: n = 31)
| Type of training | Incidence of injury per 1000 h (number of injuries) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Backs | All | |
| Skills | |||
| Contact | 12 (4) | 41 (7) | 20 (11) |
| Non-contact | 3.5 (9) | 5.2 (10) | 4.2 (19) |
| Conditioning | |||
| Weights | 2.6 (2) | 1.5 (1) | 2.1 (3) |
| Endurance | 38 (5) | 16 (4) | 24 (9) |
| (running) | |||
| Endurance | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| (off-feet) | |||
| Speed and | 0 (0) | 3.8(1) | 2.4 (1) |
| agility | |||
| Fitness testing | 7 (1) | 29 (3) | 17 (4) |