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Data from 16 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were extracted for women\u2019s concussion injuries and were subsequently pooled. Costs from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) data were attributed to the results to provide cost estimates.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The pooled analysis match injury incidence of women\u2019s concussion was higher for rugby league (10.3 per 1000 match hours) than rugby 15\u00a0s (2.8 per 1000 match hours) or rugby 7\u00a0s (8.9 per 1000 match hours). There was a fourfold difference in the pooled incidence of concussion in women\u2019s rugby league (risk ratio [RR] 4.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8\u201311.3];<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0001) when compared with rugby 15\u00a0s. There was also a ninefold higher risk of a concussion during match participation compared with training participation for women\u2019s rugby 15\u00a0s (RR 9.3, 95% CI 1.29\u201366.78;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0070). The total estimated costs for the concussions reported were NZ$1,235,101. For rugby 7\u00a0s, the pooled concussive injury burden was 33.2\u00a0days.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our pooled analysis clarified the extent of concussion injury and the possible associated costs at several levels of the game for women\u2019s rugby codes. The pooled mean days lost because of concussions was 33\u00a0days. 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