Head Acceleration Event Exposure During Elite Men's and Women's Rugby Union Training.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and magnitude of head acceleration events (HAEs) during elite men's and women's rugby union training for different contact training levels and drill types.

Method

Data were collected during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons from 203 men and 125 women from 13 clubs using instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) during in-season training. One author reviewed the training videos to identify the contact level and drill type. HAE incidence was calculated per player minute.

Results

For men's forwards and backs, only 4.7% and 5.8% of HAEs were ≥ 25 g and ≥ 1.5 Krad/s², and 3.4% and 4.4% for women's forwards and backs, respectively. The incidence of ≥ 5 g and ≥ 0.4 Krad/s² was highest during full-contac

SUBMITTER: Hudson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12913257 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature