“…We present a case of an international level scrum-half playing Rugby Union at club level for a local non-professional team, in which a player sustained a fatal BCVI followed by a discussion of the literature surrounding sport related BCVI.…”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…CONCLUSIONS: Extreme forces are generated between opposing front rows in the scrum and avoidance of mismatch is important if the risk of injury is to be minimised. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…OBJECTIVES: Our aim of this study was to quantify the physical demands of elite rugby union players by each position as a step towards designing position-specific training programme using a Global Positioning System/accelerometer system. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Coaches and physical trainers of elite northern hemisphere rugby union teams should be aware that successful performances mainly consist of a strong defence, tackling, scrumming, breaking the defensive line and high occurrences of possessions during the attacking phase.…”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…METHODS: Two hundred and eight elite, sub-elite and non-rugby players competing at Under 16 and Under 19 age categories were assessed using the School Clinical Rugby Measure (SCRuM) test battery. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…CONCLUSIONS: The factors influencing the gain in body mass of rugby players are legion; however, we believe that the interpretation of the law relating to the scrum put-in and changes allowing substitutions have, at least in part, contributed to the observed changes. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…The purpose of this study is not only to establish whether the relative age effect (RAE) exists in male international rugby union players, but also to investigate the impact of sociocultural influences (i.e., northern and southern hemispheres) and playing position (i.e., backs, forwards, and scrum-halves). …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…The hooker position was associated with 46% (n=12 of 26) of all permanent ASCI outcomes, the majority of which (83%) occurred during the scrum phase of play. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of rugby-related catastrophic injuries in South Africa between 2008 and 2011 is comparable to that of other countries and to most other collision sports. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Additionally, in team invasion sports like rugby union, the time available to players to perceive, access memory and act, alters rapidly between specific game situations. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…In this same population, the scrum accounted for 30 to 51% of total reported CCSIs in Rugby Union versus 0 to 4% in Rugby League. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso