Observational cohort study, with a closed, both retrospective and prospective design, aiming to describe the incidence, severity, and burden of injuries among male and female players enrolled in the Rugby Club Toulonnais (RCT) Association program (U14 to U18 categories) over two consecutive seasons (2024-2025 and 2025-2026), based on routinely collected medical data recorded in the Askamon software.
Youth male and female players registered with the RCT Association program, starting from the U14 category, and enrolled in partner school structures within the Toulon Metropolitan area. These players benefit from an integrated academic and athletic support program.
Inclusion criteria: male or female players licensed with the RCT Association from the U14 category and above; under the medical supervision of the RCT Association; having sustained at least one injury requiring a medical consultation between August 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026; non-opposition from the participant and/or their legal guardians after being informed about the study.
Exclusion criteria: opposition from the participant or their parents/legal guardians to the use of personal data for research purposes; players not under the medical responsibility of the RCT Association.
Enrollment (estimated): approximately 200 licensed players per season, with an estimated 400 injuries per season, and exhaustive inclusion of all injured players from the active registry over two seasons.
Licensed players (boys or girls) in the RCT Association program from U14 category onwards
Players presenting at least one injury requiring medical consultation between 01/08/2024 and 30/06/2026
Opposition from participant or parents to participate in the research
Players not under medical responsibility of the RCT Association
Youth rugby players (boys and girls, aged 13-18) licensed in RCT Association elite youth program (U14, U15, U16, U18). Integrated in specialized schools of Toulon metropolitan area with adapted schedules for dual academic-sport pathway. Medically followed by the Sports Medicine and Traumatology Unit (UMTS) at Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon - La Seyne sur Mer (CHITS). All injuries recorded in Askamon database.
Cohort
Other
Medical consultation
Other interventionInjury-related medical consultations provided by the Sports Medicine and Traumatology Unit (UMTS) at Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon - La Seyne sur Mer (CHITS)
Injury incidence rate among youth rugby players over two consecutive seasons
Number of injuries requiring a medical consultation divided by the total number of player-hours of exposure (training and matches), expressed as injuries per 1000 player-hours.
Distribution of injuries by type and anatomical location.
Proportion of injuries categorized by pathological category (e.g. sprain, fracture, contusion, concussion) and by anatomical region (e.g. upper limb, lower limb, head/neck, trunk).
Context of injury occurrence (match versus training, playing position and competition category).
Proportion of injuries occurring in matches versus training sessions, and distribution of injuries according to playing position (forwards or backs) and player category (U14, U15, U16, U18).
Frequency of recurrent injuries.
Number and proportion of players sustaining more than one injury during the two-season study period, and number of recurrent injuries per player.
Injury severity according to time-loss days.
Distribution of injuries by severity grade: Grade 0 (no time loss), Grade 1 (1-3 days), Grade 2 (4-7 days), Grade 3 (8-28 days), Grade 4 (\>28 days).
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Lead sponsor
Rugby Club Toulonnais Association
Collaborator
Rugby Club Toulonnais S.A.S.P
Collaborator
Laboratoire Jeunesse - Activité Physique et Sportive - Santé (J-AP2S), Université de Toulon
Collaborator
