Rugby Science research annual report published
2 August 2013
Following a very successful year, the
RugbyScience@Bath group has produced its 2012-13
Annual Report which is
available for download.
Over the last 12 months the RugbyScience@Bath group has published a total of 10 full research articles relating to the science and medicine of rugby that have been published in numerous high-impact international journals.
The group has delivered a large number of talks at rugby-related conferences, including a large
presence at the ECSS2013 Congress in Barcelona with a total of 11 presentations being delivered
across a range of topics.
The group has completed two research projects;
- Community Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (CRISP) - a RFU funded injury surveillance study of community-level Men’s rugby in England which ran from 2008-2013
- Biomechanics of the Rugby Scrum project - an IRB-funded project which ran from 2010-2013 and has informed recent global changes to scrum laws in rugby union
Some new research projects have also been developed this year;
- CRISP2 - funded by the RFU Injured Players Foundation (2012-2015)
- RFU Catastrophic Injuries Database & Analysis funded by the RFU (2012-2015)
- Cervical Spine Injury Mechanisms in Rugby funded by the RFU Injured Players Foundation (2013-2014)
- FMC: Rugby - an injury surveillance and performance monitoring study in youth rugby funded by the RFU Community, Education and Professional Rugby departments (2013-2016)
The RugbyScience@Bath group would like to thank all clubs, organisations and individuals who have supported their work throughout the last year.
