What they know and who they are telling: Concussion knowledge and disclosure behaviour in New Zealand adolescent rugby union players.

The purpose of this study was to survey high school rugby players from a range of ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds in New Zealand (NZ) to gain an understanding of concussion knowledge, awareness of NZ Rugby's (NZR) guidelines and attitudes towards reporting behaviours. Male and female high school rugby players (n= 416) from across NZ were surveyed. The findings indicated that 69% of players had sustained a suspected concussion, and 31% had received a medical diagnosis of concussion.

The associations of early specialisation and sport volume with musculoskeletal injury in New Zealand children.

Objective: To investigate associations of early specialisation (highly specialised before age 13 years) and sport participation volume with injury history in New Zealand children.

Design: Cross-sectional survey study.

Methods: Children attending a national sports competition were invited to complete a questionnaire capturing specialisation level (high, moderate or low), participation volume and injury history.