High Concussion Rate in Student Community Rugby Union Players During the 2018 Season: Implications for Future Research Directions.

ABSTRACT: Collision sports, such as Rugby Union ("Rugby") have a particularly high risk of injury. Of all injuries common to collision sports, concussions have received the most attention due to the potentially negative cognitive effects in the short- and long-term. Despite non-professional Rugby players comprising the majority of the world's playing population, there is relatively little research in this population. Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club ("Maties"), the official rugby club of Stellenbosch University, represents one of the world's largest non-professional Rugby clubs, making this an ideal cohort for community-level injury surveillance. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and events associated with concussion in this cohort. Baseline demographics were obtained on the 807 ma

SUBMITTER: Brown JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904273 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature