Injury in Starting and Replacement Players from Five Professional Men's Rugby Unions.

Simon P RobertsKeith A StokesSean WilliamsStephen W WestSimon KempMatt CrossIsabel S MooreCharlotte Leah BitchellPrabhat MathemaKen QuarrieWarren McDonaldLauren FortingtonEduardo Rubio Del CastilloClint ReadheadNicola SewryÉanna FalveyRoss Tucker

Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2024)

This study demonstrated a lower injury incidence in replacement players compared with starters in the second half of matches, with a higher injury burden for replacement players due to higher mean injury severity.

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risk factors
middle aged
high school