Baseline perceptions of coaches and players towards injury risk and injury prevention, percentage responding per answer (95% CI)
| Statement… | Role | n | Median | Strongly agree | Neither | Strongly disagree | ||||
| (IQR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Rugby Injuries can… | ||||||||||
| …shorten a player’s career | Coach | 106 | 1 | 74% | 16% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (66−82) | (9−23) | (1−11) | (0–8) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |||
| … cause physical problems later in life | Coach | 106 | 1 | 61% | 28% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (52−70) | (19−37) | (4−16) | (0–3) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |||
| … have a negative impact on team performance | Coach | 106 | 2 | 21% | 37% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 6% |
| (2−4) | (13−29) | (28−46) | (7−21) | (6−18) | (1−9) | (2−12) | (1−11) | |||
| … have a negative impact on a player’s quality of life | Coach | 106 | 2 | 21% | 40% | 23% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| (2−3) | (13−29) | (31−49) | (15−31) | (0–8) | (2−12) | (0–6) | (0–5) | |||
| Rugby players are at high risk of suffering an injury | Coach | 106 | 3 | 15% | 33% | 29% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 2% |
| (2−3) | (8−22) | (25−43) | (19−37) | (3−13) | (4−14) | (0–6) | (0–5) | |||
| Player | 571 | 3 | 9% | 34% | 28% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 3% | |
| (2−4) | (7−11) | (30−38) | (24−32) | (8−12) | (7−11) | (5−9) | (2−4) | |||
| I expect/a player I coach to sustain an injury sometime during the next season | Coach | 105 | 3 | 15% | 34% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 1% |
| (2−3) | (8−22) | (25−43) | (19−37) | (3−13) | (1−9) | (4−14) | (0–3) | |||
| Player* | 571 | 3 | 5% | 17% | 31% | 18% | 9% | 15% | 5% | |
| (3−5) | (3−7) | (14−20) | (27−35) | (15−21) | (7−11) | (12−18) | (3−7) | |||
| It is possible to prevent some rugby injuries | Coach | 105 | 2 | 36% | 51% | 11% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (27−45) | (41−61) | (5−17) | (−) | (0–3) | (0–3) | (−) | |||
| Player* | 571 | 2 | 26% | 45% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | |
| (1−3) | (22−30) | (41−49) | (19−25) | (1−3) | (1−3) | (2−4) | (−) | |||
| Exercises which have been shown to prevent injuries should be… | ||||||||||
| …performed by rugby players | Coach | 106 | 1 | 52% | 45% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (42−62) | (36−54) | (0–6) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |||
| Player | 571 | 2 | 50% | 42% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | |
| (1−2) | (46−54) | (38−46) | (3−7) | (1−3) | (0–2) | (−) | (−) | |||
| …incorporated into schools’ rugby training | Coach | 106 | 2 | 44% | 43% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
| (1−2) | (35−53) | (34−52) | (0–8) | (−) | (0–3) | (−) | (3−13) | |||
| … varied and progressed over time | Coach | 106 | 2 | 43% | 47% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (34−52) | (37−57) | (1−11) | (0–8) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |||
| Completing a rugby specific warm-up programme prior to every game and training session will… | ||||||||||
| …reduce the risk of players sustaining an injury | Coach | 106 | 2 | 35% | 48% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| (1−2) | (26−44) | (38−58) | (8−22) | (0–5) | (0–3) | (−) | (−) | |||
| Player | 571 | 2 | 44% | 42% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | |
| (1−2) | (40−48) | (38−46) | (8−12) | (1−3) | (1−3) | (−) | (−) | |||
| … improve physical characteristics such as balance, agility and strength | Coach | 106 | 2 | 29% | 48% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| (1−2) | (20−38) | (38−58) | (6−18) | (0–8) | (0–5) | (0–3) | (0–8) | |||
n=number of respondents per statement.
*P≤0.001 when assessing coach versus player responses.