Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament

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dc.contributor.advisorSchwellnus, Martinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorThomson, Alanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-03T10:31:49Z
dc.date.available2015-07-03T10:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractProfessional rugby union is a contact sport with a high risk of injury. The Super Rugby competition is a particularly demanding 16-week Southern Hemisphere tournament. In this tournament, 15 teams compete and play international level matches every week, which may be associated with an even higher risk of injuries. The main objectives of this dissertation were 1) to review the epidemiology and risk factors of injuries in professional rugby union, with specific reference to the Super Rugby tournament (Part 1), and 2) to document the incidence and nature of time-loss injuries during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament (Part 2). Part 1: In this component of the dissertation, a comprehensive review of injuries during Super Rugby was undertaken. A search revealed only 3 studies that have been conducted during this competition. Therefore additional data were included from other studies on Rugby Union, where appropriate. Part 2: This component of the dissertation consists of a prospective cohort study that was conducted during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament, in which teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa participated. Participants consisted of 152 players from five South African teams. Team physicians collected daily injury data through a secure, webbased electronic platform. Data included the size of the squad, the type of day, main player position, whether it was a training or match injury, hours of play (training and matches), the time of the match injury, the mechanism of the injury, the main anatomical location of the injury, the specific anatomical structure of the injury, the type of injury, and the severity of the injury (days lost).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThomson, A. (2014). <i>Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThomson, Alan. <i>"Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomson, A. 2014. Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thomson, Alan AB - Professional rugby union is a contact sport with a high risk of injury. The Super Rugby competition is a particularly demanding 16-week Southern Hemisphere tournament. In this tournament, 15 teams compete and play international level matches every week, which may be associated with an even higher risk of injuries. The main objectives of this dissertation were 1) to review the epidemiology and risk factors of injuries in professional rugby union, with specific reference to the Super Rugby tournament (Part 1), and 2) to document the incidence and nature of time-loss injuries during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament (Part 2). Part 1: In this component of the dissertation, a comprehensive review of injuries during Super Rugby was undertaken. A search revealed only 3 studies that have been conducted during this competition. Therefore additional data were included from other studies on Rugby Union, where appropriate. Part 2: This component of the dissertation consists of a prospective cohort study that was conducted during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament, in which teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa participated. Participants consisted of 152 players from five South African teams. Team physicians collected daily injury data through a secure, webbased electronic platform. Data included the size of the squad, the type of day, main player position, whether it was a training or match injury, hours of play (training and matches), the time of the match injury, the mechanism of the injury, the main anatomical location of the injury, the specific anatomical structure of the injury, the type of injury, and the severity of the injury (days lost). DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament TI - Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThomson A. Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherExercise Science and Sports Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleInjury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournamenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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