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01-02-2020 | Commentary

RugbySmart: Challenges and Lessons from the Implementation of a Nationwide Sports Injury Prevention Partnership Programme

Authors: Kenneth Quarrie, Simon Gianotti, Ian Murphy, Peter Harold, Danielle Salmon, Joseph Harawira

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 2/2020

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In New Zealand, rugby is the cause of the greatest number and cost of sports injuries for people aged 5–40 years. Since 2000, New Zealand Rugby and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) have partnered to develop and deliver a nationwide rugby-specific injury prevention programme, ‘RugbySmart’, which is a platform for the delivery of injury prevention messages. RugbySmart has focussed on primary and secondary prevention—preventing injuries from occurring, and minimising the severity of those injuries that do occur [1]. …

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Title: RugbySmart: Challenges and Lessons from the Implementation of a Nationwide Sports Injury Prevention Partnership Programme
Authors: Kenneth Quarrie
Simon Gianotti
Ian Murphy
Peter Harold
Danielle Salmon
Joseph Harawira
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01177-8

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