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Research Article

Trends in match concussion incidence and return-to-play time in male professional Rugby Union: A 16-season prospective cohort study

Stephen W Westa Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK;b Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-7000View further author information
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Matthew Crossa Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK;c Premier Rugby Limited, Twickenham, UKView further author information
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Grant Trewarthaa Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-8956View further author information
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Aileen Taylord Aileen Taylor, Chartered Physiotherapist, KenyaView further author information
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John Brookse Connect Health, Merton, UK;f MyClinic Elsternwick, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2935-7858View further author information
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Simon Kempg Rugby Football Union, Twickenham, UK;h Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3250-2713View further author information
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Duncan Lockeg Rugby Football Union, Twickenham, UKView further author information
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Osman Ahmedi University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK;j School of Sport Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1439-0076View further author information
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Keith Stokesa Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK;g Rugby Football Union, Twickenham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1235-1244 | Received 20 Oct 2020, Accepted 26 Jun 2021, Published online: 08 Sep 2021

Figures & data

Table 1. Incidence, prevalence, severity and burden of concussions from 2002/03 to 2018/19

Figure 1. The incidence (per 1000 player-match-hours) of a: all time-loss match injuries (dashed line), b: contact match event injuries excluding concussion (dotted line) and c: match concussion incidence (solid line) in the period 2002 to 2019. Error bars show 95% CI for each season

Figure 1. The incidence (per 1000 player-match-hours) of a: all time-loss match injuries (dashed line), b: contact match event injuries excluding concussion (dotted line) and c: match concussion incidence (solid line) in the period 2002 to 2019. Error bars show 95% CI for each season

Figure 2. Concussion incidence on a month by month basis for all years from 2002/03 to 2018/19. Box and whisker plot demonstrates maximum, minimum, interquartile range and median. Only 1 concussion was recorded in August and was therefore not included

Figure 2. Concussion incidence on a month by month basis for all years from 2002/03 to 2018/19. Box and whisker plot demonstrates maximum, minimum, interquartile range and median. Only 1 concussion was recorded in August and was therefore not included

Table 2. Proportion of players returned to play in < 6 days, 6–14 days, 15–21 days, 22–28 days and >28 days for the period 2002/03 to 2018/19

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