
Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance, IRIS Project
@iris_rugby
Injury surveillance and prevention research in amateur and schools Rugby in Ireland. Collaboration commenced 2016 with @UL and @IrishRugby
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https://www.ul.ie/shprc/research-themes/rugby-science/irish-rugby-injury-surveillance 09-10-2018 14:35:37
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🏉The Big Day Is Finally Here. 🎤Join Fiona Hayes and I on LIVE commentary for today’s 2025 Pinergy Munster Rugby Schools U19 Girls Cup final between Sacred Heart Secondary School and St.Annes CC Killaloe at Virgin Media Ireland Park. Details of how to watch on Irish Examiner Irish Examiner Sport from 2pm: 🔗


Bitesize podcast that I did with Irish Sport and Exercise Sciences Association on our current PhD opportunity on the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance, IRIS Project project in UL. Ian Kenny Helen Purtill PESS @ UL open.spotify.com/episode/4gLyxo…


There are just a handful of days left to apply for this PhD bursary with an excellent supervisory team. Ian Kenny Tommy Comyns PhD, OLY Helen Purtill

New Paper: The Performance Demands and Technical Determinants for Tackle and Ruck Success During the Pool and Knockout Stages of the Men's International World Rugby Sevens Series Fanie de Klerk in Euro J Sport Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… 🏉🔬


Great line up tonight for our educational evening for participants of the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance, IRIS Project and the rugby headgear study Phil O'Halloran #WorkingLate #RugbyScience #RugbyMedicine #InjurySurveillance




New Paper : Lowered tackle height law variation in Scottish men’s community rugby: a video analysis evaluation of 18 702 tackles across two seasons Hamish Gornall BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/2/e… 🔬🏉




Public seminar: Honour to welcome Wayne Derman Maaike Eken 3 bitesize talks Wed 25 June 10.00-11.30 Teams online or in-person PESS UL Register: [email protected]






Are you a parent or guardian of a young rugby player in Ireland? We want your views on the new tackle height law and how it affects your child’s safety and experience. Click below to take the survey: unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4G… University Of Limerick @irishrugby @IRFUSportsmed IRFU Safe Rugby


New dates for SAFE Level 2 now open. Dublin 27 Aug. tinyurl.com/2x2a7knd ,Limerick 14 Aug tinyurl.com/bp7mraxf & 18 Sept. tinyurl.com/3ru299t5 , Belfast 20 Aug. tinyurl.com/5enr9duk & 10 Sept. tinyurl.com/26bw34jx, ISCP UCD Physiotherapy @RCSIPhysio Faculty of SEM
