Descriptive statistics describing age, number of years of rugby participation at high school level, and frequency of position of play in adolescent male rugby players (n = 275)

Table 1: Descriptive statistics describing age, number of years of rugby participation at high school level, and frequency of position of play in adolescent male rugby players (n = 275)

Variable	n (%)
Age (years)
14	20 (7.3)
15	65 (23.6)
16	59 (21.5)
17	56 (20.4)
18	58 (21.1)
19	17 (6.1)
High school rugby participation (years)
1	3 (1.1)
2	29 (10.5)
3	61 (22.2)
4	103 (37.5)
5	73 (26.5)
6	6 (2.2)
Rugby team
Under-16s (junior players)	87 (31.6)
Under-20s (senior players)	188 (68.4)
Playing positions
Forward players Hookers Props Locks Flankers Eighth man	137 (49.8) 25 (9.1) 31 (11.3) 37 (13.4) 31 (11.3) 13 (4.7)
Backline players Fly half Scrum half Centers Wingers Full back	138 (50.2) 14 (5.1) 18 (6.6) 38 (13.8) 43 (15.6) 25 (9.1)