Tackle injury epidemiology and performance in rugby league - narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In rugby league (RL), the ability to repeatedly engage in the tackle, whether as a ball carrier or tackler, is essential for team success and player performance. It is also the leading cause of injury, with over 90% of total injuries occurring during the tackle in professional and amateur cohorts. To effectively reduce the risk of injury and optimise performance, establishing the extent of the 'problem', through injury surveillance or descriptive performance studies is required.

Objective

The purpose of this narrative synthesis was to systematically search and synthesise tackle injury epidemiology and tackle performance frequency in RL. To achieve this objective, a systematic review was conducted.

Methods

The search was limited to English-only articles publ

SUBMITTER: Burger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924599 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature