Why the study?
To describe anthropometry and the incidence, nature, and causes of match injuries in women's international rugby sevens and compare them with previously reported results for men's international rugby sevens.
Population
Players in World Rugby's women's Sevens World Series
Comparison
Women's match injuries vs previously reported results for men's international rugby sevens
Design
8-season prospective epidemiological study
Follow-up
8 seasons
Authors
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Documents high injury burden in women's sevens; extends men's data but leaves open need for prevention trials.
The injury burden in women's international rugby sevens is similar to that previously reported for men's international rugby sevens.
Fuller et al. (2020) studied this question.
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