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: https://t.co/BwaWeTksVb ⬅️

Great to see this work from @KilianBibby IRIS and @IrishRugby coming to fruition and making a difference

Privilege for IRIS' @KilianBibby to share the stage with these distinguished @WorldRugby @RugbySciNetwork speakers and present on rugby breast injury epidemiology & education

Well done to our new SAFE Rugby medics from Bandon Grammar School who completed their Level 1 course yesterday with our Munster SAFE team @bandongrammar @Munsterrugby

🏉🏉 Rugby Science Network-RSN Live 2025🏉🏉 15/09/25 Celebrating RWC2025 with sessions on women’s player health & wellbeing, research in the women’s game and the science of contact Attend Online: 👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://t.co/pN1QeeziN3

Been interesting from some reactions to see that many people think IMG tech is novel & being introduced for the first time. IMG’s been in the game 4 years, and alerts that trigger an HIA screen have been around for two. The dataset has 350,000 head accelerations. The light is new

🚨New research🚨 Unpicking tackle characteristics in ~10,000 men's professional tackles Tacklers: Head-to-knee highest risk Ball carriers: Head-to-head highest risk Both low frequency vs torso contact, which remains recommended Open access: https://t.co/NzHqWSd10v

@comyns_tommy @IanCKenny @LaurenGuilfoyle @KilianBibby

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...

Are you a parent or guardian of a young rugby player in Ireland? We want your views on the new tackle height law and how it affects your child’s safety and experience. Click below to take the survey: https://t.co/ZSIh2ymBUC @UL @irishrugby @IRFUSportsmed @IRFUSaferugby

A couple of places have just opened up for our Level 2 Immediate Care in Soorts course Aviva Stadium , Friday 1st August at https://t.co/gUzbfTsPu7. First come, first served! @IRFUSportsMed @FSEM_IRL @_ISCP_

Research funding call 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Catastrophically Injured Player Charities Working Group. Please contact research@worldrugby.org for further information

New dates for SAFE Level 2 now open. Dublin 27 Aug. https://t.co/WVTuVl1HYE ,Limerick 14 Aug https://t.co/5VcVYR3UtS & 18 Sept. https://t.co/Bdo0zPviEa , Belfast 20 Aug. https://t.co/81c55LCyKM & 10 Sept. https://t.co/P19O78wTTe, @_ISCP_ @UCDPhysio @RCSIPhysio1 @FSEM_IRL

Are you a parent or guardian of a young rugby player in Ireland? We want your views on the new tackle height law and how it affects your child’s safety and experience. Click below to take the survey: https://t.co/ZSIh2ymBUC @UL @irishrugby @IRFUSportsmed @IRFUSaferugby

📢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 https://t.co/Ki6jNmDxFx COACHES & MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF https://t.co/4JBeAVKmOE

Two-thirds of match injuries at Schoolboy Senior Cup grade occur in the tackle-event. This paper explores how these injuries differ for tackling players versus ball-carrying players.

Our latest @IRIS_Rugby publication “The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union” is now available at @_JSAMS: https://t.co/LJC01rNefv

The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union https://t.co/wSqGX7NnQl

The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union 👇

Public seminar: Honour to welcome @WDerman @MaaikeEken 3 bitesize talks Wed 25 June 10.00-11.30 Teams online or in-person PESS UL Register: ian.kenny@ul.ie

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