Table 2.
Rugby injuries reported by rugby players (n = 60) by type.
| The Most Common Injury Type |
All the Players (n = 60) |
French Players (F) (n = 30) |
Polish Players (P) (n = 30) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Injuries |
Training Injury Incidence (TII) a | Incidence Proportion (IP) b | No. of Injuries |
TII | IP | No. of Injuries |
TII | IP | P c | d | |
| Graze | 24 | 2.07 | 0.40 | 10 | 1.84 | 0.33 | 14 | 2.28 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.449 |
| Bruise | 22 | 1.90 | 0.37 | 5 | 0.92 | 0.17 | 17 | 2.76 | 0.57 | 0.001 | 1.877 |
| Dislocation | 16 | 1.38 | 0.27 | 7 | 1.29 | 0.23 | 9 | 1.46 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.173 |
| Sprain | 28 | 2.42 | 0.47 | 16 | 2.94 | 0.53 | 12 | 1.95 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 1.010 |
| Fracture | 8 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 7 | 1.29 | 0.23 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.153 |
| Cut injury | 3 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.56 | 0.214 |
| Damage of internal organs | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Rupture of muscle or ligament | 14 | 1.21 | 0.23 | 2 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 12 | 1.95 | 0.40 | 0.002 | 1.612 |
a Training injury incidence (TII) per 1000 training hours of exposure. b Incidence proportion (IP)—the average risk per player over a training period reported as a percentage of risk for injury from participation in rugby. c p value for the comparison of training injury incidence between French and Polish players.