| Injury location | Training injuries | ||||||
| Incidence, injuries/1000 player-hours (95% CI) | Mean severity, days (95% CI) | ||||||
| Main group | Subgroup | Forwards | Backs | All players | Forwards | Backs | All players |
| Head/neck | All injuries | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 39.5 (0 to 99.3) | — | 39.5 (0 to 99.3) |
| Head/face | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | 9.0 (*) | — | 9.0 (*) | |
| Neck/cervical spine | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | 70.0 (*) | — | 70.0 (*) | |
| Upper limb | All injuries | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.9) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) | 21.0 (0 to 50.4) | 57.0 (*) | 33.0 (4.0 to 62.0) |
| Shoulder | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | — | — | — | |
| Upper arm | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | — | — | — | |
| Elbow | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | 6.0 (*) | — | 6.0 (*) | |
| Forearm | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | — | — | — | |
| Wrist | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.9) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | — | 57.0 (*) | 57.0 (*) | |
| Hand/fingers | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | 36.0 (*) | — | 36.0 (*) | |
| Trunk | All injuries | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.2) | 0.0 (—) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.6) | 23.0 (5.8 to 40.2) | — | 23.0 (5.8 to 40.2) |
| Upper back/sternum/ribs | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | — | — | — | |
| Abdomen | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | 0.0 (—) | — | — | — | |
| Lower back/pelvis/sacrum | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.2) | 0.0 (—) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.6) | 23.0 (5.8 to 40.2) | — | 23.0 (5.8 to 40.2) | |
| Lower limb | All injuries | 2.6 (1.8 to 3.9) | 3.4 (2.4 to 5.0) | 3.0 (2.3 to 3.9) | 12.4 (6.0 to 18.7) | 18.4 (3.6 to 33.3) | 15.6 (7.2 to 23.9) |
| Hip/groin | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.0) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) | 2.0 (2.0 to 2.0) | 4.0 (0.1 to 7.9) | 3.0 (1.0 to 5.0) | |
| Thigh (anterior) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.0) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) | 2.0 (*) | 8.5 (0 to 19.3) | 6.3 (0 to 13.9) | |
| Thigh (posterior) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.5) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.4) | 14.5 (0 to 29.6) | 8.0 (3.6 to 12.4) | 10.8 (4.0 to 17.6) | |
| Knee | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 13.0 (1.2 to 24.8) | 47.7 (0 to 110.9) | 26.0 (1.0 to 51.0) | |
| Lower leg/Achilles | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.0) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.8) | 16.0 (1.9 to 30.1) | 8.8 (0.4 to 17.1) | 11.9 (4.3 to 19.4) | |
| Ankle | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.5) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.8) | 7.0 (*) | 17.6 (1.8 to 33.4) | 15.8 (2.5 to 29.2) | |
| Foot/toe | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (—) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | 19.0 (*) | — | 19.0 (*) | |
| All locations | 3.5 (2.5 to 4.9) | 3.6 (2.5 to 5.2) | 3.5 (2.7 to 4.5) | 15.9 (9.5 to 22.4) | 19.8 (5.3 to 34.3) | 17.8 (10.2 to 25.3) | |
*Only one result in category.