Tackle Characteristics Resulting in Potential Head Injuries in Elite Men's Rugby League: A Video Analysis Study of 746 Tackles.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Contact with the head should be avoided during a rugby league tackle, given the inherent risks of head injuries. This study aimed to characterise a sample of tackles, retrospectively identified as resulting in a potential head injury by the Rugby Football League (RFL) match review panel.

Design

Retrospective video analysis study.

Methods

746 tackles, identified by the RFL match review panel from the men's 2018 and 2019 Super League seasons, were analysed. Video clips were coded using an adapted analysis framework, characterising tackle stage, head contact, affected player, offending player/surface, offending body part/surface and tackle sanctioning. Data were reported as frequencies and percentages.

Results

The majority of tackles resulting in a pote

SUBMITTER: Woodward J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature