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The mean incidence, severity (days absence) and burden (days absence\/1000\u2009hours) of injury were 87\/1000\u2009hours (95% CI 82 to 92), 25 days (95% CI 22 to 28) and 2178 days\/1000\u2009hours (95% CI 1872 to 2484), respectively. The tackle accounted for 43% injuries with running the second most common activity during injury (12%). The most common injury location was the head\/face with an incidence of 11.3\/1000\u2009hours, while the location with the highest overall burden was the knee (11.1\u2009days\/1000\u2009hours). Long-term trends demonstrated stable injury incidence and proportion of injured players, but an increase in the mean and median severity of injuries. 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