The TACL Model: A Framework for Safeguarding Children with a Disability in Sport by Daniel J. A. Rhind, Jamie McDermott

“…Descriptive statistics revealed that 76% of this sample had worked with a child with a disability in Rugby Union and that 28% continue to do so on a weekly basis. …”
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Coaching cultures / by Carter, Neil, 1967-

“…It uses a number of sports as case studies that includes: cricket, swimming, rugby union, athletics, football and tennis. The focus is largely English but international examples are used to illuminate the British context.…”

Sensitivity, reliability and construct validity of GPS and accelerometers for quantifying peak periods of rugby competition. by Samuel T Howe, Robert J Aughey, William G Hopkins, Bryce P Cavanagh, Andrew M Stewart

“…Match movement data were collected from 30 elite and 30 sub-elite rugby union players across respective competitive seasons. …”
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Emotions and performance in rugby by Mickaël Campo, Stéphane Champely, Andrew M. Lane, Elisabeth Rosnet, Claude Ferrand, Benoît Louvet

“…Methods: Data were gathered from 22 professional male rugby union players using auto-confrontation interviews to help identify situations within games when players experienced intense emotions. …”
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Evolution of the physical characteristics of the French women's rugby players: A 10-year longitudinal analysis by position and team by Sébastien Imbert, Sébastien Imbert, Julien Piscione, Anthony Couderc, Hélène Joncheray, Frédéric N. Daussin

“…Improvements in height and weight were observed over the last 10 years in rugby union players with a difference between the position. …”
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Exploring rugby coaches perception and implementation of performance analytics by Mikaela J. Callinan, Jonathan D. Connor, Wade H. Sinclair, Anthony S. Leicht

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five professional elite level Rugby Union coaches to investigate their perceptions of performance analysis, and the contribution of performance analysts to the high-performance environment. …”
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Exploring rugby coaches perception and implementation of performance analytics. by Mikaela J Callinan, Jonathan D Connor, Wade H Sinclair, Anthony S Leicht

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five professional elite level Rugby Union coaches to investigate their perceptions of performance analysis, and the contribution of performance analysts to the high-performance environment. …”
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Reliability of Repeated Nordic Hamstring Strength in Rugby Players Using a Load Cell Device by Christian Chavarro-Nieto, Martyn Beaven, Nicholas Gill, Kim Hébert-Losier

“…Hamstring strain injuries are one of the most common injuries in Rugby Union players, representing up to 15% of all sustained injuries. …”
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Mental toughness among rugby referees in Malaysia / Nur Anis Syahidah Abdul Aziz by Abdul Aziz, Nur Anis Syahidah

“…In conclusion, the psychological skills assessments can enhance Malaysia rugby referees performance and recommends that Malaysia Rugby Union (MRU) can provide long-term development of mental skills among rugby referees in Malaysia. …”
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Steady-State Visual-Evoked Potentials as a Biomarker for Concussion: A Pilot Study by Daryl H. C. Fong, Adrian Cohen, Philip Boughton, Paul Raftos, Joseph E. Herrera, Neil G. Simon, David Putrino

“…This is the first study to identify differences in SSVEP responses in male amateur rugby union players with and without concussion. It is also the first SSVEP demonstration for concussion evaluation at point-of-care. …”
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Concussion in University Level Sport: Knowledge and Awareness of Athletes and Coaches by Ben Kirk, Jamie N. Pugh, Rosanna Cousins, Shaun M. Phillips

“…Using a cross-sectional survey concussion knowledge was evaluated among forty university-level athletes (n = 20, rugby union players; n = 20, Gaelic football players) and eight experienced team coaches (n = 2, rugby union; n = 2, Gaelic football; n = 1, soccer; n = 1, hockey; n = 1, netball; n = 1, basketball). …”
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Sports Monitoring with Moving Aerial Cameras Maybe Cost Efficient For Injury Prevention by Deborah Joy Hilton

“…Methods/Analysis: Wikipedia reports 20 professional rugby union and 26 rugby league playing fields in Australia. …”
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Tough Love—Impactful, Caring Coaching in Psychologically Unsafe Environments by Jamie Taylor, Michael Ashford, Dave Collins

“…As a first step to addressing these deficiencies, the present study addressed two research aims: (a) to examine the extent to which matched groups of international and released professional rugby union players perceived psychological safety to be an adaptive feature of their developmental experience and (b) to understand what elements of the player’s coaching experience were perceived to be enabling or disenabling of future progress. (2) Methods: Seven rugby union players who had ‘made it’ and eight players who had been released from their professional contracts took part in a semi-structured interview exploring their developmental experiences. …”
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How to harness and improve on video analysis for youth rugby player safety: a narrative review by Fiona Wilson, Keith A Stokes, Brent E Hagel, Carolyn A Emery, Ian Pike, Debbie Palmer, James Brown, Sharief Hendricks, Stephen W West, Isla J Shill

“…Video analysis is a useful tool for injury surveillance in rugby union. There are few video analysis studies in the professional female game, with most studies published in the male elite/professional settings. …”
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Epidemiology of sport-related concussion rates in female contact/collision sport: a systematic review by Lisa Ryan, Ayrton Walshe, Ed Daly

“…Where available, match SRC rates were substantially higher than training and overall SRC rates.Conclusion Female sports such as rugby union, Gaelic football and soccer present the highest risk for SRCs within the available data. …”
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Crime and sport by Jackson, M

“…In 2006, Riaan Loots was playing for Rawsonville Rugby Club in a league match sanctioned by the Boland Rugby Union. Late in the match, Loots was knocked down and kicked in the head by Ben Zimri, the opposing team’s eighth-man. …”

The Use of Sideline Video Review to Facilitate Management Decisions Following Head Trauma in Super Rugby by Andrew J. Gardner, Ryan Kohler, Warren McDonald, Gordon W. Fuller, Ross Tucker, Michael Makdissi

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sideline video review for identifying and evaluating head impact events in Rugby Union. Methods All Australian teams’ 2015 Super Rugby season matches were studied. …”
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Concussion-Associated Polygenic Profiles of Elite Male Rugby Athletes by Mark R. Antrobus, Jon Brazier, Peter C. Callus, Adam J. Herbert, Georgina K. Stebbings, Praval Khanal, Stephen H. Day, Liam P. Kilduff, Mark A. Bennett, Robert M. Erskine, Stuart M. Raleigh, Malcolm Collins, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Shane M. Heffernan, Alun G. Williams

“…However, the <i>COMT</i> (rs4680) and <i>MAPT</i> (rs10445337) GC allele combination was more common in rugby athletes (31.7%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and rugby union athletes (31.8%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) than non-athletes (24.5%). …”
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Correction to: The Use of Sideline Video Review to Facilitate Management Decisions Following Head Trauma in Super Rugby by Andrew J. Gardner, Ryan Kohler, Warren McDonald, Gordon W. Fuller, Ross Tucker, Michael Makdissi

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Sport histories : figurational studies in the development of modern sports / by Dunning, Eric., Malcolm, Dominic, 1969-, Waddington, Ivan.