Incidence of match and training injuries grouped by injury severity and playing position
| Activity/injury severity | Incidence of injury, injuries/1000 player-hours (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Backs | All players | ||
| Match injuries | ||||
| Minimal | 21.5 (14.1 to 32.6) | 17.9 (10.9 to 29.1) | 19.8 (14.4 to 27.2) | |
| Mild | 30.3 (21.3 to 43.0) | 26.8 (18.0 to 40.0) | 28.6 (22.0 to 37.3) | |
| Moderate | 16.6 (10.3 to 26.7) | 26.8 (18.0 to 40.0) | 21.4 (15.7 to 29.0) | |
| Severe | 15.6 (9.6 to 25.5) | 22.3 (14.4 to 34.6) | 18.8 (13.5 to 26.0) | |
| ALL severities | 85.0 (68.9 to 104.8) | 93.8 (75.7 to 116.1) | 89.1 (76.7 to 103.5) | |
| Training injuries | ||||
| Minimal | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.9) | |
| Mild | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.7) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.3) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1) | |
| Moderate | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.9) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.2) | |
| Severe | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.6) | 0.1 (0.0 to 1.0) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.9) | |
| All severities | 2.7 (1.8 to 4.1) | 1.7 (0.9 to 2.9) | 2.2 (1.6 to 3.1) | |