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The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Boys’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023
License Copyright (c) 2025 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023
1. Fuller CW, Molloy MG, Bagate C, Bahr R, Brooks JHM, Donson H, et al. Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures for studies of injuries in rugby union. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41(5):328–31. [https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2006.033282] [PMID: 17452684] 2. Bahr R, Clarsen B, Derman W, Dvorak J, Emery CA, Finch CF, et al.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Boys’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2024
1. Fuller CW, Molloy MG, Bagate C, et al. Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures for studies of injuries in rugby union. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41(5):328–31. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2006.033282] [PMID: 17452684] [PMCID: PMC2659070] 2. Bahr R, Clarsen B, Derman W, et al.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): The Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2024
1. Williams S, Robertson C, Starling L, et al. Injuries in elite men’s rugby union: an updated (2012-2020) meta-analysis of 11,620 match and training injuries. Vol. 52, Sports Med (Auckland, N.Z.). 2022 May;52(5):1127-40.[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01603-w] [PMID: 34854059] [PMCID: PMC9023408] 2. Fuller CW, Molloy MG, Bagate C, et al. Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures for studies of injuries in rugby union. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41(5):328–31.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023
License Copyright (c) 2025 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
License Copyright (c) 2025 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2022
License Copyright (c) 2024 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): The Currie Cup Injury Surveillance Report 2022
License Copyright (c) 2023 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): The Carling Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2021
License Copyright (c) 2022 South African Journal of Sports Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere.
The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2019
Authors Lara Paul University of Cape Town https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8836-6936 Clint Readhead SA Rugby https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-4657 Wayne Viljoen SA Rugby https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9432-6153 Mike Lambert University of Cape Town https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-1504 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2021/v33i1a12487 Abstract As part of the South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP), the annual SARU Youth Week tournaments’ injury data...
SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP), Super Rugby Unlocked and the Carling Currie Cup Premiership Competition, Injury Surveillance Report 2020/21 | South African Journal of Sports Medicine
As part of the SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP), the Carling Currie Cup 2020/21 Premiership Division Competition (the ‘Carling Currie Cup’) injury data were recorded throughout the tournament by the medical doctors and medical support staff of the respective teams. All seven teams were required to record every match and training injury that occurred in their team.
The Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2019
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‘VisionZero’: Is it achievable for rugby-related catastrophic injuries in South Africa?
South Africa is home to an estimated 53 million people, 400?000 of whom play rugby union (‘rugby’) (www.worldrugby.com). Although rare, rugby can be associated with permanently disabling injuries, which are tragic for the player and their family and also negative for the sport’s image.1 To reduce these injuries, a nationwide injury prevention programme, called ‘BokSmart’ (www.boksmart.com), was launched in South Africa in 2009.
‘VisionZero’: Is it achievable for rugby-related catastrophic injuries in South Africa?
South Africa is home to an estimated 53 million people, 400 000 of whom play rugby union (‘rugby’) (www.worldrugby.com). Although rare, rugby can be associated with permanently disabling injuries, which are tragic for the player and their family and also negative for the sport’s image.1 To reduce these injuries, a nationwide injury prevention programme, called ‘BokSmart’ (www.boksmart.com), was launched in South Africa in 2009.
VIDEO ANALYSIS OF CONTACT TECHNIQUE DURING HEAD COLLISIONS IN RUGBY UNION
Background Rugby union is characterised by frequent and dynamic collisions. Players typically aim to avoid direct contact to the head due to its potential for serious head injury. However, head collisions still occur – possibly due to players either being unaware of the impending contact, or executing poor technique during, or prior to contact. Assessment of Risk Factors Contact characteristics and contact technique for attackers and defenders during head collisions.
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