The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has resulted in widespread training disruption in many
sports. Some athletes have access to facilities and equipment, while others have limited or …

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and
modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design …

Background: Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental
elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency …

Objective To scope the relationships between rugby union, and health and well-being.
Design Scoping review. Data sources Published and unpublished reports of any age …

Background: Alterations in muscle protein metabolism underlie age-related muscle atrophy.
During periods of muscle disuse, muscle protein synthesis is blunted, and muscle atrophy …

The aim of this study was to assess the physical demands of elite English rugby union match-
play. Player movements were captured by five distributed video cameras and then …

Purpose: To explore the association between in-season training-load (TL) measures and
injury risk in professional rugby union players. Methods: This was a 1-season prospective …

Background Injury risk in youth rugby has received much attention, highlighting the
importance of establishing evidence-based injury reduction strategies. Aim To determine the …

We read with great interest the recent letter,“Time to bin the term 'overuse'injury: is 'training
load error'a more accurate term?” 1 and in particular its associated PostScript …

Background A negative association between injuries and team success has been
demonstrated in professional football, but the nature of this association in elite Rugby Union …