In-Competition Injury Data for South African Junior Rugby Players

45.38 injuries per 1000 hours were recorded for Under-21 players, higher than the 42.20 rate for Under-19 players. This dataset contains prospectively collected injury data from elite male junior rugby players in South Africa during specific competition periods. It was created by Kyle Meyer and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze injury incidence rates based on competition period and age group
• Identify common anatomical injury sites based on reported lower limb prevalence
• Associate injury risk with player position and baseline injury history
• Compare injury severity and pathology types across cohorts

Strengths

• Data was prospectively collected during defined competition periods (10 weeks for U21, 3 weeks for U19)
• Includes specific injury incidence rates (45.38/1000hrs for U21, 42.20/1000hrs for U19) and prevalence percentages
• Focuses on a specific, understudied population (junior elite rugby players)

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small (214.5 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

Kyle Meyer

Collection Method

Prospective cohort study with data collected during in-competition periods.

Time Range

Data collected during a 10-week Under-21 and a 3-week Under-19 competition period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 16:45:16; freshness should be verified

Geography

South Africa