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Table 2 Data summary of video analysis from the 2014 National Rugby League season

From: Evidence of Concussion Signs in National Rugby League Match Play: a Video Review and Validation Study

Variable

Total

Matches

201

Total number of tackles in the season

127,062

Average number of tackles per match

632.1

Average concussion interchange rule user per match

0.78

Concussion interchange rule (CIR) uses

167

 Returned to play

80

 No return to play

76

 Diagnosed concussions

60

 CIR, no return to play, and no concussion

16

  1. Note: video footage for 5 cases of the use of the CIR could not be located and therefore were not coded for concussion signs
  2. There were 6 CIR cases where return to play data is missing