adolescent rugby

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

diffusion tensor imaging

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

head acceleration event

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

head impacts

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)

instrumented mouthguard

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

mouthguards

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)

neuro-cognitive assessment

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

player safety

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)

Rugby Union

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)

video analysis

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)

white matter microstructure

Henley, Stefan, Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Hamlin, Mike, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Arindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Holdsworth, Samantha and Draper, Nick (2026) Effects of one season of rugby on the neurological integrity of male adolescent players. Sports Medicine - Open, 12 (1):14. ISSN 2199-1170 (Print), 2198-9761 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40798-026-00987-1)

women

Spriggs, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1376-6166, Henley, Stefan, Kabaliuk, Natalia, Stitt, Danyon, Hweward-Swale, Annette, Xu, Congyu, Mangan, Kevin, Masters, Rich, Melzer, Tracy, Basu, Adrindam, Anderson, Tim, Snell, Deborah, Clark, Adrian, Alexander, Keith, Moylett, Sinead, Hamlin, Michael and Draper, Nick (2026) The association between tackle technique and head acceleration events in a cross-section of adolescent female rugby players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440 (Print), 1878-1861 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.08.200)