Skin Health

Compression shorts hanging damp after rugby training - preventing jock itch caused by tight kit and sweat

Jock Itch in Rugby: How to Prevent Chafing and ...

Jock itch is one of the most common and least discussed skin problems in rugby. Caused by the same family of dermatophyte fungi responsible for athlete's foot, tinea cruris thrives...

Jock Itch in Rugby: How to Prevent Chafing and ...

Jock itch is one of the most common and least discussed skin problems in rugby. Caused by the same family of dermatophyte fungi responsible for athlete's foot, tinea cruris thrives...

Team ice bath tub from above in a recovery room - hidden bacterial risks of shared cold plunge pools in rugby

Is the Team Ice Bath Safe? The Hidden Bacterial...

The team ice bath is a fixture of elite rugby recovery - and a genuine bacterial transmission risk that most clubs manage poorly. Cold water does not kill bacteria. PVL-producing...

Is the Team Ice Bath Safe? The Hidden Bacterial...

The team ice bath is a fixture of elite rugby recovery - and a genuine bacterial transmission risk that most clubs manage poorly. Cold water does not kill bacteria. PVL-producing...

Flip flops at the edge of a communal rugby shower - avoiding athlete's foot and locker room skin infections

Locker Room Hygiene: Avoiding Athlete's Foot in...

The communal shower at your rugby club is one of the highest-risk environments for skin infection you'll walk into all week. Tinea pedis - athlete's foot - is caused by...

Locker Room Hygiene: Avoiding Athlete's Foot in...

The communal shower at your rugby club is one of the highest-risk environments for skin infection you'll walk into all week. Tinea pedis - athlete's foot - is caused by...

Rugby physio table with dressing supplies - impetigo return to play protocol and treatment guide

Impetigo in Rugby: When Can You Safely Return t...

Impetigo spreads faster through a rugby squad than almost any other skin infection. The golden-crusted sores caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes are unmistakable - but that does not...

Impetigo in Rugby: When Can You Safely Return t...

Impetigo spreads faster through a rugby squad than almost any other skin infection. The golden-crusted sores caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes are unmistakable - but that does not...

Damp rugby changing room floor near drain - how ringworm spreads in communal rugby environments

Ringworm from Rugby: How It Spreads in the Pack...

Despite the name, ringworm has nothing to do with worms. It is a fungal infection - tinea corporis - caused by dermatophytes that thrive in exactly the conditions a rugby...

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Ringworm from Rugby: How It Spreads in the Pack...

Despite the name, ringworm has nothing to do with worms. It is a fungal infection - tinea corporis - caused by dermatophytes that thrive in exactly the conditions a rugby...

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Side profile of a rugby player showing cauliflower ear - ear hygiene and infection prevention after rugby

Cauliflower Ear Hygiene: How to Clean and Prote...

Cauliflower ear is a badge of honour in some rugby circles, but the dead space created by an undrained auricular haematoma is a bacteria breeding ground. Left uncleaned and unmonitored,...

Cauliflower Ear Hygiene: How to Clean and Prote...

Cauliflower ear is a badge of honour in some rugby circles, but the dead space created by an undrained auricular haematoma is a bacteria breeding ground. Left uncleaned and unmonitored,...

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