Rugby and Football Injuries Rugby and American football are both very physical sports with many injuries but which is the more dangerous sport? Most people will say that the more dangerous sport is rugby because there is little to no protection for the body that is required. As for football they must have their protective gear. While playing football everyone wears the required protective gear such as helmet, shoulder pads, and girdle (leg/lower body protection). In contrast, while playing rugby the only required protection is a mouthguard, but some players wear a scrum cap to help prevent head injuries. Rugby has options to wear extra protective gear but the downside is that most players play without rib protectors or thigh pads because
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The top 5 most common injuries in rugby in order from minor to most major are MCL injury, calf muscle injury, thigh hematoma, hamstring injury, and concussion. The MCL injuries occur because of rapid change in direction while running or being tackled very low in the legs. Calves get injured because of not preparing well before a game or match. Thigh hematoma is just a fancy, doctor word for a bruise it is caused by hard hits to the thigh area causing internal bleeding in that area. Hamstring injuries are caused by the same thing as calf injuries, because of ineffective preparation of a match or game. Concussions are caused by a sudden jolt or hit to the head causing the brain to bounce around in the skull(qbeeurope). For football the top 5 most common injuries are ankle injuries, knee injuries, leg injuries, shoulder injuries, and concussions as well. In football the knee injury is usually a tear in either the MCL, ACL or the Meniscus. All of them are ligaments that are extremely tedious to repair so these are usually career ending injuries. Ankles are usually exposed to sprains but they are minor injuries. Leg injuries blankets over hamstring strains, contusions or another fancy word for a muscle bruise, and hip pointer injury. A hip pointer injury is when there is an impact to the hip
The top 5 most common injuries in rugby in order from minor to most major are MCL injury, calf muscle injury, thigh hematoma, hamstring injury, and concussion. The MCL injuries occur because of rapid change in direction while running or being tackled very low in the legs. Calves get injured because of not preparing well before a game or match. Thigh hematoma is just a fancy, doctor word for a bruise it is caused by hard hits to the thigh area causing internal bleeding in that area. Hamstring injuries are caused by the same thing as calf injuries, because of ineffective preparation of a match or game. Concussions are caused by a sudden jolt or hit to the head causing the brain to bounce around in the skull(qbeeurope). For football the top 5 most common injuries are ankle injuries, knee injuries, leg injuries, shoulder injuries, and concussions as well. In football the knee injury is usually a tear in either the MCL, ACL or the Meniscus. All of them are ligaments that are extremely tedious to repair so these are usually career ending injuries. Ankles are usually exposed to sprains but they are minor injuries. Leg injuries blankets over hamstring strains, contusions or another fancy word for a muscle bruise, and hip pointer injury. A hip pointer injury is when there is an impact to the hip