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Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Male Rugby Athletes
Brazier, Jon; Antrobus, M; Stebbings, G; Day, S; Callus, P; Erskine, R; Bennett, M; Kilduff, L; Williams, A (2020-06-01)This is the first article to review the anthropometric and physiological characteristics required for elite rugby performance within both Rugby Union (RU) and Rugby League (RL). Anthropometric characteristics such as height ... -
Concussion-associated gene variant COMT rs4680 is associated with elite rugby athlete status
Antrobus, M; Brazier, Jon; Callus, P; Herbert, A; Stebbings, G; Day, S; Kilduff, L; Bennett, M; Erskine, R; Raleigh, Stuart; Collins, M.; Pitsiladis, Y; Heffernan, S; Williams, A (2023-09-01)Objective: Concussions are common match injuries in elite rugby and reports exist of reduced cognitive function and long-term health consequences that can interrupt or end a playing career and produce continued ill health. ... -
Concussion-associated gene variants and history of concussion in elite male rugby athletes
Antrobus, M; Brazier, Jon; Callus, P; Herbert, A; Stebbings, G; Martin, D.; Day, S; Kilduff, L; Bennett, M; Erskine, R; Raleigh, Stuart; Cullen, Tom; Collins, M.; Pitsiladis, Y; Heffernan, S; Williams, A (2024-07-05)Occurrence of and outcomes following a concussion are probably affected by the interaction of multiple genes in a polygenic manner [1,2]. This study investigated whether suspected concussion-associated polygenic profiles ... -
Gene Variants Previously Associated with Reduced Soft Tissue Injury Risk: Part 1 – Independent Associations with Elite Status in Rugby
Brazier, Jon; Antrobus, M; Herbert, A; Callus, P; Stebbings, G; Day, S; Heffernan, S; Kilduff, L; Bennett, M; Erskine, R; Raleigh, Stuart; Collins, M.; Pitsiladis, Y; Williams, A (2022-03-29)There is growing evidence of genetic contributions to tendon and ligament pathologies. Given the high incidence and severity of tendon and ligament injuries in elite rugby, we studied whether 13 gene polymorphisms previously ... -
Gene variants previously associated with reduced soft-tissue injury risk: Part 2 – Polygenic associations with elite status in Rugby
Brazier, Jon; Antrobus, M; Herbert, A; Callus, P; Khanal, P; Stebbings, G; Day, S; Heffernan, S; Kilduff, L; Bennett, M; Erskine, R; Raleigh, Stuart; Collins, M.; Pitsiladis, Y; Williams, Alun G. (2022-12-26)Part 1 of this genetic association series highlighted several genetic variants independently associated with elite status in rugby. However, it is highly likely that the genetic influence on elite status is polygenic due ... -
Tendon and ligament-associated gene variants and history of soft tissue injury in elite male rugby athletes
Brazier, Jon; Antrobus, M; Callus, P; Herbert, A; Stebbings, G; Martin, D; Day, S; Kilduff, L; Bennett, M; Erskine, R; Raleigh, Stuart; Cullen, Tom; Collins, M.; Pitsiladis, Y; Heffernan, S; Williams, A (2024-07-05)There is a genetic component to tendon and ligament injuries which is highly likely to be polygenic in nature (1). Elite rugby has one of the highest reported injury incidences of any professional sport with some of the ...