Roe Gregory, Sawczuk Thomas, Tooby James, Owen Cameron, Starling Lindsay, Tucker Ross, Stokes Keith, Brown James, Cross Matt, Falvey Éanna, Hendricks Sharief, Kemp Simon, Readhead Clint, Rasmussen Karen, Salmon Danielle, Jones Ben
Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, UK.
Eur J Sport Sci. 2025 Jun;25(6):e12295. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12295.
This study aimed to quantify and compare mean head acceleration event (HAE) incidence within and between men's and women's rugby union competitions; quantify the incidence of HAEs during all contact-events and describe individual player incidence. Players competing during the 2022/2023 season in women's (337 players; Premiership Women's Rugby, Farah Palmer Cup) and men's (371 players; Premiership Rugby, Currie Cup and Super Rugby) competitions wore instrumented mouthguards (iMGs). Mean HAE incidences using peak linear (PLA) and peak angular acceleration (PAA) were quantified by sex, positional groups and individual players per competition and for contact-events across a range of magnitude thresholds. Within positional groups, there was high between-player variability, with some players experiencing up to a 3-fold greater mean HAE incidence than their positional average. Per full-game equivalent (FGE), men had significantly higher HAE incidences in most positional groups and HAE magnitude thresholds compared to women ranging from approximately 0.11-3.44 HAEs per FGE. Incidence of HAEs (PLA > 25 g) per FGE was lowest in scrums (0.00-0.04/FGE) and highest for tackles and ball carries (0.21-1.97/FGE) in both women and men, whereas mauling was a frequent source of HAEs for men's back row (0.95/FGE). No significant differences were observed between competitions for most positional groups and HAE magnitude thresholds in both men and women. Per FGE, HAE incidences were similar within, but significant differences were apparent between men's and women's players. The scrum had the lowest HAE incidence of all contact-events. Individual players can show large variation from the mean, emphasising the importance of HAE mitigation strategies that include individual player monitoring and management processes.
本研究旨在量化并比较男子和女子英式橄榄球联盟比赛中以及比赛之间的平均头部加速度事件（HAE）发生率；量化所有接触事件期间HAE的发生率，并描述个体球员的发生率。在2022/2023赛季参加女子比赛（337名球员；女子超级联赛、法拉·帕尔默杯）和男子比赛（371名球员；英超橄榄球联赛、库里杯和超级橄榄球联赛）的球员佩戴了装有传感器的护齿（iMG）。使用峰值线性加速度（PLA）和峰值角加速度（PAA）对平均HAE发生率按性别、位置组和每场比赛的个体球员进行了量化，并针对一系列幅度阈值的接触事件进行了量化。在位置组内，球员之间存在很大差异，一些球员的平均HAE发生率比其所在位置的平均值高出3倍。每全场等效比赛（FGE），与女性相比，男性在大多数位置组和HAE幅度阈值下的HAE发生率显著更高，范围约为每FGE 0.11 - 3.44次HAE。每FGE的HAE发生率（PLA > 25 g）在争球时最低（0.00 - 0.04/FGE），在擒抱和带球时最高（0.21 - 1.97/FGE），男女皆是如此，而在男子后排球员中，扭抱是HAE的常见来源（0.95/FGE）。在大多数位置组和HAE幅度阈值方面，男女比赛之间均未观察到显著差异。每FGE，男女球员内部的HAE发生率相似，但男女球员之间存在明显差异。争球是所有接触事件中HAE发生率最低的。个体球员的表现可能与平均值有很大差异，这凸显了HAE缓解策略的重要性，这些策略包括个体球员监测和管理流程。
