Non-contact injuries are a persistent challenge in rugby union. But what if coaches could use AI to help foresee those injury risks?
- Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
A new study found the benefits of amateur sport outweigh the risks of a single blow to the head – but repeated concussions are likely to do more damage.
Despite the fact that there are similar injuries in men and women’s rugby, women should not be viewed merely as smaller versions of men.
Les joueurs de rugby subissent souvent des blessures aux ischio-jambiers. De nouveaux travaux indiquent que cette susceptibilité pourrait avoir une double origine.
New research shows that rugby players’ hamstrings are stiffer than active people who don’t play rugby.
New research highlights how important preseason training is for preventing non-contact injuries in rugby union.
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