Irish Rugby Football Union

Recent papers from Irish Rugby Football Union

1. Sport-related Concussion Characteristics and Time-loss Among Male and Female Community Rugby Union Players Across 6 SeasonsSports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach · 2026
2. Fewer players, bigger opportunity: How structural rule modifications shape physical and technical demands in youth rugby unionInternational Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026
3. Machine Learning Model Development and Evaluation for Non-contact Lower Limb Injury Risk Prediction in Elite Male Rugby Union: A Multi-team, Multi-season AnalysisSports Medicine - Open · 2026
4. Changing playing surfaces is associated with increased injury incidence and burden rates in men’s elite rugby unionJournal of Sports Sciences · 2026
5. Incidence, severity, and burden of injury in the Japanese elite men's Rugby Union leagueJournal of science and medicine in sport · 2026
6. Usability and Feasibility of an In-Home Full-Color Imaging Scale for Remote Monitoring of High-Risk Patients With a History of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Retrospective Observational Formative EvaluationJMIR Formative Research · 2026
7. Biosimilar use in medical oncology in Ireland: a missed opportunity to mitigate financial toxicity?International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy · 2026
8. In-situ PFv profiling in sub-elite gaelic football: Implementation, comparison with isolated sprints, minimum data load requirements, and exploring “real-time” monitoring potentialInternational Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026
9. Coaching ideals vs reality; exploring the alignment between coach perception and the actual training and match schedules of youth female rugby league playersInternational Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026
10. Transverse Process Fractures in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management and Return-to-Play ConsiderationsSports Medicine · 2026
11. Thinking as one: enhancing shared mental models simulation in international rugby unionInternational Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport · 2026
12. TIC-65910228 b/NGTS-38 b, a 180 day transiting warm super-JupiterMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2026
13. Serving the collective: understanding Pacific athletes’ cultural and financial responsibilitiesSport in Society · 2026
14. Tackle behaviour trial lowers concussion and overall injury rates: a seven-season prospective study in adult men's, women's and schoolboy rugby unionJournal of science and medicine in sport · 2026
15. Reliability of self-reported career histories reported by former professional association football players included in the health and ageing data iN the game of football (HEADING) studyAnnals of Work Exposures and Health · 2026
16. Physique development and management shape experiences of low energy availability risk in elite professional male rugby union playersInternational Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026
17. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Sporting Events—What Is the UK Experience: A Systematic Review and Online Media Literature SearchAir Medical Journal · 2026
18. Ready or Not? The Anthropometric and Physical Qualities of Youth Female Rugby League Players in EnglandeThe Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2026
19. Concussion in Spanish Rugby Union ( XV ): A National Analysis of Incidence, Burden, and Determinants of Return to PlayScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · 2026
20. A comparison of match demands using ball-in-play versus whole-match data in the 2023 super rugby Américas champion teamInternational Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026