Table 1.

Total and skin injury prevalence of rugby union players during matches

Study	Athlete level	Injury definition	Injury category	Match exposure hours	Match injury prevalence	Skin injury prevalence	No of skin injuries (proportion, %)
Best et al 20	Professional	TL-IM	Open wound/ Laceration	1930	97.9	21.2	41 (21.7)
Brooks et al 23	Professional	TL-1D	Laceration & skin	445	218.0	4.5	2 (2.1)
Brooks et al 3	Professional	TL-1D	Laceration & skin	16 782	91.4	1.1	18 (1.2)
Fuller et al 24	Professional	TL-1D	Laceration	1920	83.9	0	0 (0)
Fuller et al 25	Professional	TL-1D	Skin	5600	74.8	2.5	14 (3.3)
Fuller and Molloy26	Professional	TL-1D	Skin	3320	52.4	1.5	5 (2.9)
Fuller et al 27	Professional	TL-1D	Laceration	1920	89.1	1.6	3 (1.8)
Jakoet and Noakes28	Professional	TL-IM	Laceration	2194	31.9	8.7	19 (27.0)
Schwellnus et al 30	Professional	TL-1D	Skin	1512	83.3	4.0	6 (4.8)
Bird et al 21	Amateur	TL-IM & MA	Laceration	5871	83.3	7.3	43 (8.8)
Kerr et al 29	Amateur	TL-1D	Laceration	34 324	17.0	0.8	29 (5.0)

Prevalence is reported as injuries per 1000 match hours.

MA, medical attention; TL-1D, time-loss 1 day; TL-IM, time-loss immediately.