Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance, IRIS Project
@IRIS_Rugby
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Injury surveillance and prevention research in amateur and schools Rugby in Ireland. Collaboration commenced 2016 with @UL and @IrishRugby
Limerick, Ireland
Joined October 2018
Important collaboration with @IrishRugby providing much needed information on rugby injury incidence and nature. Season 2023/24 amateur and schools rugby showed a general trend of reduced injury rates compared to previous seasons. Read in full: ⬅️.
The IRFU and @UL have released the sixth year of findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project. Read in full: ⬅️. #IrishRugby
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RT @IRFUSaferugby: Well done to our new SAFE Rugby medics from Bandon Grammar School who completed their Level 1 course yesterday with our….
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RT @RugbySciNetwork: 🏉🏉 Rugby Science Network-RSN Live 2025🏉🏉 15/09/25.Celebrating RWC2025 with sessions on women’s player health & wellbei….
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rugby Science Network 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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RT @Scienceofsport: Been interesting from some reactions to see that many people think IMG tech is novel & being introduced for the first t….
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RT @westy1609: 🚨New research🚨. Unpicking tackle characteristics in ~10,000 men's professional tackles. Tacklers:.Head-to-knee highest risk….
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Great to see tangible benefits of our research.7 year comparative study.Legal tackle height trial below sternum.⬇️significant decrease overall injury rates across Irish domestic game.⬇️significant decrease tackle injuries.⬇️significant decrease head impacts.Ongoing analysis. .
Following the successful completion of the two-season Tackle Behaviours Trial across the Domestic Game, the IRFU have committed to keeping the legal tackle height below the level of the sternum. Read in full: ⬅️. #IrishRugby
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RT @TheRoyalCalhoun: Are you a parent or guardian of a young rugby player in Ireland? We want your views on the new tackle height law and….
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RT @IRFUSaferugby: A couple of places have just opened up for our Level 2 Immediate Care in Soorts course Aviva Stadium , Friday 1st August….
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SAFE Rugby ( Standard Approach to Field Emergencies) Immediate Care in Sport, Level 2
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RT @RugbySciNetwork: Research funding call.👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇.Catastrophically Injured Player Charities Working Group. Please contact research@world….
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RT @TheRoyalCalhoun: Are you a parent or guardian of a young rugby player in Ireland?. We want your views on the new tackle height law and….
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RT @IRIS_Rugby: 📢Rugby players, coaches, medical.🏉Any Rugby code, level, country.📋Anon 10min survey on knowledge and reporting Relative Ene….
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RT @LaurenGuilfoyle: Two-thirds of match injuries at Schoolboy Senior Cup grade occur in the tackle-event. This paper explores how these in….
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RT @LaurenGuilfoyle: Our latest @IRIS_Rugby publication “The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy.Rugby Union” is n….
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The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union .
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To describe the incidence, characteristics and burden of tackle-event injuries in under-19 schoolboy Rugby Union in Ireland comparing the profile of tackler and ball-carrier injuries independently...
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The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union 👇.
Our latest @IRIS_Rugby publication “The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy.Rugby Union” is now available at @_JSAMS:
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RT @IanCKenny: Public seminar:.Honour to welcome @WDerman @MaaikeEken .3 bitesize talks.Wed 25 June 10.00-11.30.Teams online or in-pers….
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RT @Sharief_H: New Paper : Lowered tackle height law variation in Scottish men’s community rugby: a video analysis evaluation of 18 702 tac….
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📢Rugby players, coaches, medical.🏉Any Rugby code, level, country.📋Anon 10min survey on knowledge and reporting Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) in Rugby. PLAYERS .COACHES & MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF .
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