Research Impact: Our objective was to describe injury incidence and surveillance practices in elite adult female field-based team sports. This systematic literature review included peer reviewed original research articles that reported the incidence of injury […]
Unfortunately, 2020 was not the year for sport! However, as I reflect on my last 3 years as a PhD researcher on the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project, I would like to share some […]
Research Impact: Findings demonstrate that a small number of Rugby playing schools in Ireland are considered well-resourced in terms of physiotherapy provision and access to medical doctors and S&C coaches, yet consensus guidelines for injury […]
The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project commenced in September 2016 and is funded by the IRFU and from internal University of Limerick funding from the Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education and Sport […]
Research Impact: Rugby-related injuries are widely reported in the literature, but little is known about the factors that may lead to these injuries occurring. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) Project is currently monitoring the […]
Research Impact: School Rugby, has increased in popularity and professionalism in recent times and evaluating injury risk in school players is paramount to player welfare and safety. The true injury risk in school Rugby remains […]
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
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