A laboratory protocol for shoulder-head and head-ground dummy head accelerations during player high-speed rugby tackles.

Bradshaw EJ, Conte-Biggar A, Drinkwater EJ, Morris BA, Bruce LM, Hume PA, King DA

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20953
Published: 2026
Container: PeerJ
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@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.20953,
  title = {A laboratory protocol for shoulder-head and head-ground dummy head accelerations during player high-speed rugby tackles.},
  author = {Bradshaw EJ and Conte-Biggar A and Drinkwater EJ and Morris BA and Bruce LM and Hume PA and King DA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.20953},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20953}
}

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TI  - A laboratory protocol for shoulder-head and head-ground dummy head accelerations during player high-speed rugby tackles.
AU  - Bradshaw EJ
AU  - Conte-Biggar A
AU  - Drinkwater EJ
AU  - Morris BA
AU  - Bruce LM
AU  - Hume PA
AU  - King DA
PY  - 2026
JO  - PeerJ
DO  - 10.7717/peerj.20953
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EJ, B., A, C., EJ, D., BA, M., LM, B., PA, H., & DA, K. (2026). A laboratory protocol for shoulder-head and head-ground dummy head accelerations during player high-speed rugby tackles.. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20953

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