Table 2.
Descriptive data of top cited rugby publications.
| Number of articles | |
|---|---|
| Level of competition | |
| Professional | 33 |
| Mixed | 5 |
| Amateur | 4 |
| High school/youth | 3 |
| Semi-professional | 3 |
| College | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Sex of study participants | |
| Male | 48 |
| Female | 1 |
| Mixed | 1 |
| Topic of research | |
| Strength and conditioning/performance | 29 |
| Injury | 11 |
| Physiology | 4 |
| Sociology | 2 |
| Hamstring injury | 2 |
| Shoulder injury | 1 |
| Concussion | 1 |
| Country of origin | |
| Australia | 25 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 15 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Japan | 2 |
| United States of America | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |