Instrumented Mouthguards in Women’s Rugby League: Quantifying the Incidence and Probability of Head Acceleration Events at Group and Individual Levels

Key Points

• The research aims to quantify the incidence and probability of head acceleration events in women's rugby league match-play.
• Used instrumented mouthguards to measure head acceleration events during matches.
• Quantified incidence and probability of head acceleration at both group and individual levels.
• Compared head acceleration exposure with data from other sports.
• Found that head acceleration incidence is lower than reported for men's rugby league and women's rugby union.
• Highlighted elevated head acceleration incidence in some individual players, indicating a need for monitoring.