Table 6.

Match injuries sustained as a function of playing position and match activity

Match activity	% Proportion of injuries (95% CI)
	Backs	Forwards	All players
Tackling	29.3 (19.0 – 39.6)	27.9 (16.6 – 39.1)	28.7 (21.1 – 36.3)
Tackled	18.7 (9.8 – 27.5)	19.7 (9.7 – 29.6)	19.1 (12.5 – 25.7)
Running	21.3 (12.1 – 30.6)	11.5 (3.5 – 19.5)	16.9 (10.6 – 23.2)
Collision*	18.7 (9.8 – 27.5)	14.8 (5.9 – 23.7)	16.9 (10.6 – 23.2)
Ruck	4.0 (0 – 8.4)	6.6 (0.3 – 12.8)	5.1 (1.4 – 8.9)
Scrum	0.0	8.2 (1.3 – 15.1)	3.7 (0.5 – 6.8)
Maul	0.0	4.9 (0 – 10.3)	2.2 (0 – 4.7)
Kicking	2.7 (0 – 6.3)	0.0	1.5 (0 – 3.5)
Lineout	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	5.3 (0.2 – 10.4)	6.6 (0.3 – 12.8)	5.9 (1.9 – 9.8)

^*accidental and non-accidental collisions; CI, confidence interval