Activity/Injury severity | Incidence of injury, injuries/1000 player-hours (95% CI) | ||
Forwards | Backs | All players | |
Match injuries | |||
Minimal | 21.5 (14.2 to 32.6) | 20.1 (12.7 to 31.9) | 20.8 (15.3 to 28.4) |
Mild | 27.4 (18.9 to 39.6) | 21.2 (13.5 to 33.3) | 24.5 (18.4 to 32.6) |
Moderate | 20.5 (13.4 to 31.5) | 26.8 (18.0 to 40.0) | 23.4 (17.5 to 31.4) |
Severe | 14.7 (8.8 to 24.3) | 15.6 (9.3 to 26.4) | 15.1 (10.5 to 21.7) |
All severities | 84.0 (68.0 to 103.8) | 83.7 (66.8 to 105.0) | 83.9 (71.9 to 97.9) |
Training injuries | |||
Minimal | 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) |
Mild | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.3) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.2) |
Moderate | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.2) | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.8) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1) |
Severe | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.2) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1) |
All severities | 3.5 (2.5 to 4.9) | 3.6 (2.5 to 5.2) | 3.5 (2.7 to 4.5) |