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1. Head Injuries
Head injuries make up around a quarter of all rugby injuries and of those approximately 75% are lacerations and 19% concussion. Deaths from rugby do occur and any head injury in a player should not be taken lightly the thigh, helping us to bend the knee and extend the hip joints.
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2. Hamstring Injuries
The Hamstring muscles are the large group of muscles on the back of the thigh which are used to flex the knee joint and to extend the hip joint. In rugby, there are moments when explosive sprinting and kicking is required and this is when the hamstrings are at their most vulnerable. Additionally, once a player has sustained a hamstring tear they are at increased risk of re-tearing the hamstring at some point in the future.
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3. Meniscal Injuries ('Torn Knee Cartilages')
Within the knee there are two cartilages, known as menisci, which sit in the space between the thigh bone (femur) and the shin bone (tibia). Their job is to help distribute the weight of the body across the joint. Without the cartilages, bone would rub on bone, and arthritis of the joint would occur.
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4. Acromio-clavicular Joint Injury
The Acromio-clavicular joint, (AC joint) is a small joint on the top of the shoulder that connects the clavicle (collar bone) to the scapula (shoulder blade). It is strengthened by a group of ligaments. The joint and its ligaments can be torn or even dislocated if the player falls onto their outstretched hand or if a collision occurs with another player that causes a violent stretch of the shoulder. Jonny Wilkinson has been throubled with injury to this joint.
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5. Thumb Injuries
Thumb injuries are common in rugby players and one of the most common injuries to the thumb in rugby is known as a Bennett's fracture.
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