For the 2020/2021 season, the most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) were of the hamstring muscle, which showed an incident rate of 0.36 per 1,000 hours of time trained. This was shortly followed by the injuries of the quadriceps muscle which showed an incident rate of 0.26 per 1,000 hours of time trained in 2020/2021.
Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate
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Rugby Football Union. (March 14, 2021). Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/
Rugby Football Union. "Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate ." Chart. March 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/
Rugby Football Union. (2021). Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/
Rugby Football Union. "Most Common Training Injuries Recorded by The Rugby Football Union (Rfu) in Season 2020/2021, by Incident Rate ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/
Rugby Football Union, Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Most common training injuries recorded by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in season 2020/2021, by incident rate [Graph], Rugby Football Union, March 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536769/most-common-rugby-football-union-training-injuries-by-incident-rate-uk/