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How hard is rugby on your body?

The contact nature of rugby can increase your risk of injuries, including to the head, knee, and ankle. Knee sprains and strains are some of the most common injuries for rugby players. Concussions can occur in rugby. Ankle sprains and strains are very common in rugby players.

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Participant & Parent

Talk to your coach or organization about the prevention strategies below and how they might be incorporated into training and policies.

Managing Concussion

It is important to be aware of concussion signs and symptoms and know what to do if concussion is suspected. The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is an online resource for participants and parents to learn more about how to recognize, prevent, and manage a concussion. CATT also includes resources on how to respond to a potential concussion situation, as well as detailed Return to School and Return to Sport protocol.

Strength Training and Neuromuscular Training Program

The risk of head and neck, upper limb and concussion injuries in rugby can be reduced by up to 35% by regular participation in a rugby exercise program. This exercise program includes balance, resistance, and plyometric training, as well as sport-specific controlled landing and cutting training. Completing this warm-up program can lower the likelihood of ankle and knee injuries.

ACC SportSmart

The New Zealand government has supported the creation of a warm-up program based on the FIFA 11+. This program has been shown to reduce injuries in rugby, and has exercises for both the upper and lower body.

Learn more about ACC SportSmart, which has training videos and other resources.

Oslo Sport Trauma Research Centre Neuromuscular Training

Adopt strength training exercises designed to prevent injuries to the shoulder and back. The Oslo Sport Trauma Research Centre has developed exercises that specifically help keep the shoulder strong and reduce the risk of shoulder and back injuries. This resource includes videos and PDFs for download.

Learn more about exercises to help prevent shoulder injuries.

Learn more about exercises to help prevent back injuries.

For more exercises, visit http://fittoplay.org/.

Get Set Neuromuscular Training

The Get Set app contains exercises that can be done at home. Created by the Oslo Sports Trauma Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, and Making Waves AS in 2014 for the International Olympic Committee, Get Set contains exercises that are specific to rugby.

Download Get Set for Android.

Download Get Set for iOS.

Other Considerations (about this section)

Concussions in Rugby

For more information on concussions in rugby, New Zealand Rugby has a RugbySmart Concussion Toolkit.

BokSmart has a website called “Heads Up: Prevent Concussions”.

Sleep, Vigilance and Sport Injury Prevention

Being successful in physical activity requires a high degree of alertness, also known as vigilance. Sufficient sleep helps your body to recover, allows you to achieve your goals, and reduces your risk of injury. Getting less than 8 hours of sleep can increase your rate of injury by up to 70%! Watch this video to learn more about how sleep and vigilance are connected.

Sport-related Physicals

Rugby is a physically demanding sport and some pre-existing conditions may increase the risk of injury. A sport-related physical evaluation at the beginning of each season ensuring fitness to play can help to reduce risk of injury. KidsHealth provides information about what sports physicals are, why they may be appropriate and where you may go to get them.

Learn more about Kids Health Sports Physicals.

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What are the 2 most important values rugby players play by?

INTEGRITY. Integrity is central to the fabric of the game and is generated through honesty and fair play. PASSION. Rugby people have a passionate enthusiasm for the game. ... SOLIDARITY. ... DISCIPLINE. ... RESPECT.

world.rugby - Rugby's Values

In 2009 the World Rugby member unions identified integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect as the defining character-building characteristics of rugby. In 2009 the World Rugby member unions identified integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect as the defining character-building characteristics of rugby. These are now collectively known as the World Rugby values and are incorporated within the World Rugby Playing Charter, a guiding document aimed at preserving rugby’s unique character and ethos both on and off the field of play. The core values enable participants immediately to understand the character of the games and what makes it distinctive as a sport which is played by people of all shapes and sizes. The World Rugby Playing Charter is incorporated within the World Rugby laws of the game and can be read in a number of languages by going to world.rugby/laws

INTEGRITY

Integrity is central to the fabric of the game and is generated through honesty and fair play.

PASSION

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SOLIDARITY

Rugby provides a unifying spirit that leads to life-long friendships, camaraderie, teamwork and loyalty which transcends cultural, geographic, political and religious differences.

DISCIPLINE

Discipline is an integral part of the game both on and off the field and is reflected through adherence to the laws, the

regulations and rugby’s core values.

RESPECT

Respect for team-mates, opponents, match officials and those involved in the game is paramount.

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