- The IRB is interested in Injury and the Tackle.
- Biomechanics and Tackle situations related to the Tackle are of particular interest.
- Epidemiology of injury and other medical concerns
- Interventional trials evaluating reduction of injury or other medical concerns
- Concussion research
- Specific gender issues in rugby
- Drugs and supplements in rugby
- Biomechanics of events in rugby (e.g. scrumming forces, etc.) as it relates to injury
- Physiology of rugby players and their adaption to training as it relates to injury and other medical conditions
- Psychological issues of playing rugby as it relates to injury and other medical conditions
- Medical concerns of rugby players (e.g. hydration, hyper-/hypo-thermia, infection, etc.)
- Basic, laboratory research with no direct implication to rugby
- Equipment development
- That the research benefits all of the rugby community.
- That the research be applied and lead to conclusions that potentially lead to changes in the game or its management, particularly as it applies to safety.
- That the research is not situation dependent (i.e. does not benefit only one country or one team).
- That the review of the application will be international in scope and address scientific and clinical merit, researcher credibility and the ability of the project to be completed.
- Funding may be for one or two years. Funding for the second year will only be awarded upon documentation of completion of the first year's work. Under special circumstances the funding may be extended to a third year.
- Research awards do not fund office space or secretarial support. Administrative charges by institutions are not normally funded (a letter outlining their justification can be submitted).
- Ethics review by an appropriate ethics board is mandatory, as are consent forms of participation for individuals within a study.
- Technician and research assistant salaries need to be justified (e.g. copy of rates paid by the institution to such employees would be appropriate).
- Applications will normally be submitted in English (the international scientific language). All budget items should be quoted in pounds sterling.
2. Applications are to be sent via email to MedResearchApplications@irb.com as a Word or a PDF File. For any applications, or supporting documents that are too large to send via email, the following options will be available(i) Applications can be sent as a CD/DVD.(ii) Applications are to be sent by electronic copy and supporting documents can be sent in hard copy, including the original and nine copies.Postal Address for documents:Attn: Research Advisory Committee,
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY BOARD
Huguenot House, 35-38 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2, Ireland3. Page one of the document must be sent as a hard copy to the IRB containing the original signatures.
4. Authors' reproduction page is available as a separate document for download.
5. Once received the applications will be reviewed internally for grant application completeness, funding applicability and initial scientific review.
6. For those applications rejected at this initial review Investigators will be notified immediately. If the application passes this initial review, the applications will be sent for International Peer review.
7. The International Reviews will be assessed by the Medical Advisory Committee in October and recommendations will be forwarded to the IRB to be reviewed at its November 2007 meeting. All applicants will be notified after this meeting as to whether the application will be funded.
8. All funds requested should be in Great Britain Pounds.
9. Any further questions or concerns should be directed to:
Dr. Preston Wiley, Chair, Research Advisory Committee by e-mail at wiley@ucalgary.ca or by fax at (403) 220-9489 or MedResearchApplications@irb.com
