Injury locations of highest injury risk for players in each playing position
| Playing position | Head | Neck | Shoulder | Arm and hand | Chest | Abdomen and thoracic spine | Lumbar spine | Groin/hip/buttock | Thigh | Knee | Lower leg | Ankle/heel | Foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose-head prop | – | √ | √ | – | √ | – | – | – | – | √ | – | √ | – |
| Hooker | – | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | √ | – |
| Tight-head prop | – | – | √ | – | – | – | √ | – | – | √ | √ | √ | – |
| Second row | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | √ | – | √ | – |
| Blind-side flanker | – | – | √ | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | – | – | – |
| Open-side flanker | – | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – | √ | – | √ | – |
| Number-8 | – | – | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | √ | – | – | √ |
| Average forward | – | – | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – | √ | – | √ | – |
| Scrum-half | – | – | √ | – | – | – | √ | – | – | √ | – | √ | – |
| Fly-half | – | – | – | √ | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | – | – | – |
| Centres | √ | √ | √ | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | √ | – | – |
| Wingers | – | – | √ | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | – | √ | – |
| Full-back | – | – | √ | – | √ | – | – | √ | √ | √ | – | – | – |
| Average back | – | – | √ | – | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | – | – | – |
Injury locations that caused >150 days of absence/1000 player-hours or were significantly greater than the average forward or back are listed as injury-prevention priorities (√).