Women’s rugby (rugby league, rugby union and rugby sevens) has recently grown in participation and professionalisation. There is under-representation of women-only cohorts within applied sport science and medicine research and within the women’s rugby evidence base. The aims of this article are: Part 1: to undertake a systematic-scoping review of the applied sport science and medicine of women’s rugby, and Part 2: to develop a consensus statement on future research priorities. This article will be designed in two parts: Part 1: a systematic-scoping review, and Part 2: a three-round Delphi consensus method. For Part 1, systematic searches of three electronic databases (PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus, SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost)) will be performed from the earliest record. These databases will be searched to identify any sport science and medicine themed studies within women’s rugby. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews will be adhered to. Part 2 involves a three-round Delphi consensus method to identify future research priorities. Identified experts in women’s rugby will be provided with overall findings from Part 1 to inform decision-making. Participants will then be asked to provide a list of research priority areas. Over the three rounds, priority areas achieving consensus (≥70% agreement) will be identified. This study has received institutional ethical approval. When complete, the manuscript will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The findings of this article will have relevance for a wide range of stakeholders in women’s rugby, including policymakers and governing bodies. All data relevant to the study are included in the article.

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女子橄榄球规范的应用运动科学和医学：对未来研究优先事项协议的系统范围审查和共识


女子橄榄球（橄榄球联盟、橄榄球联盟和七人制橄榄球）最近在参与度和职业化方面有所增长。在应用运动科学和医学研究以及女子橄榄球证据库中，女性群体的代表性不足。本文的目的是：第 1 部分：对女子橄榄球的应用运动科学和医学进行系统范围审查，第 2 部分：就未来的研究重点制定共识声明。本文将分为两部分：第 1 部分：系统范围审查，第 2 部分：三轮德尔菲共识方法。对于第 1 部分，将从最早的记录开始对三个电子数据库（PubMed (MEDLINE)、Scopus、SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost)）进行系统检索。将搜索这些数据库，以确定女子橄榄球领域的任何运动科学和医学主题研究。将遵守系统评价的首选报告项目和范围界定评价的荟萃分析扩展。第 2 部分涉及三轮德尔菲共识方法来确定未来的研究重点。将向指定的女子橄榄球专家提供第 1 部分的总体调查结果，以便为决策提供信息。然后，参与者将被要求提供一份研究优先领域的清单。在三轮中，将确定达成共识（≥70％一致）的优先领域。这项研究已获得机构伦理批准。完成后，手稿将提交在同行评审期刊上发表。本文的研究结果将对女子橄榄球的广泛利益相关者产生影响，包括政策制定者和管理机构。与该研究相关的所有数据都包含在文章中。