Playing position (no. of players in group) | Incidence, injuries/1000 player-hours (95% CI) | Severity, days (95% CI) | |
Mean | Median | ||
Match injuries | |||
All forwards | 84.0 (68.0 to 103.8) | 14.0 (10.4 to 17.6) | 6 (4 to 10) |
Front row (3) | 78.1 (54.6 to 111.7) | 13.1 (7.7 to 18.5) | 5 (4 to 14) |
Second row (2) | 58.6 (35.3 to 97.2) | 14.9 (6.8 to 23.0) | 10 (3 to 19) |
Back row (3) | 106.8 (78.6 to 145.1) | 14.3 (8.4 to 20.3) | 6 (4 to 14) |
All backs | 83.7 (66.8 to 105.0) | 15.5 (10.7 to 20.3) | 8 (5 to 11) |
Halves (2) | 70.3 (44.3 to 111.6) | 22.3 (7.4 to 37.1) | 8 (5 to 11) |
Inside backs (2) | 89.8 (59.7 to 135.1) | 14.3 (6.3 to 22.3) | 9 (6 to 33) |
Outside backs (3) | 88.5 (63.2 to 123.9) | 12.8 (8.0 to 17.5) | 5 (4 to 12) |
p Value* | 0.984 | 0.586 | |
All players | 83.9 (71.9 to 97.9) | 14.7 (11.7 to 17.7) | 7 (5 to 9) |
Training injuries | |||
All forwards | 3.5 (2.5 to 4.9) | 15.9 (9.5 to 22.4) | 9 (5 to 19) |
All backs | 3.6 (2.5 to 5.2) | 19.8 (5.3 to 34.3) | 10 (6 to 15) |
p Value* | 0.912 | 0.682 | |
All players | 3.5 (2.7 to 4.5) | 17.8 (12.1 to 23.5) | 9 (6 to 13) |
*All forwards vs all backs (Z test).