Mechanism of injury according to phases of play associated with estimated (2018) and actual (2019) time-loss injuries
| 2018 (807 players) | 2019 (906 players) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All injuries | Head injuries | SRC | All injuries | Head injuries | SRC | |||||||||||||||||||
| n | % | I | 95% CI | n | % | I | 95% CI | n | % | I | 95% CI | n | % | I | 95% CI | n | % | I | 95% CI | n | % | I | 95% CI | |
| Tackling | 26 | 29 | 8.9 | 5.8 to 13.1 | 14 | 38 | 4.8 | 2.6 to 8.1 | 9 | 35 | 3.1 | 1.4 to 5.9 | 32 | 39 | 9.4 | 6.4 to 13.2 | 19 | 53 | 5.6 | 3.3 to 8.7 | 9 | 43 | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.0 |
| Tackled | 20 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.2 to 10.6 | 5 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.6 to 4.0 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.2 to 3.0 | 20 | 24 | 5.9 | 3.6 to 9.0 | 5 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.5 to 3.4 | 5 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 to 3.4 |
| Accidental collision | 16 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.1 to 8.9 | 10 | 27 | 3.4 | 1.6 to 6.3 | 8 | 31 | 2.7 | 1.2 to 5.4 | 9 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.2 to 2.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Ruck | 7 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0 to 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.1 to 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.9 | 14 | 17 | 4.1 | 22 to 6.9 | 9 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0.8 to 4.2 |
| Other* | 20 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.2 to 10.6 | 6 | 16 | 2.1 | 0.8 to 4.5 | 5 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.6 to 4.0 | 8 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.0 to 4.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 89 | 37 | 26 | 83 | 36 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
*Includes: changing direction/side stepping, foul play (punched/stamped/kicked), jumped, maul, running (including acceleration/deceleration), slipped/fell and unspecified.
I, incidence rate per 1000 hours; %, n, column total; SRC, sport-related concussion.