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Table 4 Injury incidence rate predicted using the simulation model

From: Risk Factors for Concussion in Under 18, Under 22 and Professional Men's Rugby Union: A Video Analysis of 14,809 Tackles

Tackle direction

Level

Head position

Tackle height

Predicted incidence rate (injuries/1000 tackles)

Front-on tackle

U18/U22/Elite

Head-in-front

Chest/torso/below the hip

9.31

 

U18/U22/Elite

Correct

Chest/torso/below the hip

2.37

Side-on tackle

U18/U22

Head-in-front

Chest/torso

8.97

 

U18/U22

Head-in-front

Below the hip

10.14

 

Elite

Head-in-front

Chest/torso

15.97

 

Elite

Head-in-front

Below the hip

18.07

 

U18/U22

Correct

Chest/torso

1.15

 

U18/U22

Correct

Below the hip

1.30

 

Elite

Correct

Chest/torso

2.05

 

Elite

Correct

Below the hip

2.31