Janelle Romanchuk

2026

Journal - Research Article

Badenhorst, M., Salmon, D., Rasmussen, K., Sole, G., Walters, S., & Romanchuk, J. (2026). If in doubt, sit them out? Exploring the influence of the ‘Recognise and Remove’ process on management decisions and player disclosure in community rugby union. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2026.02.011

Stodter, A., McDonald, K., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Evans, N., Ryan, D., … Peggie, J. (2026). A collaborative approach to co-creating contact confident, an evidence-informed tackle safety and technique intervention for coaches and players in rugby union. European Journal of Sport Science, 26(1), e70106. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.70106

2025

Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Nanai, B., Romanchuk, J., Gomez, R. M., Tong, D., Sole, G., … Falvey, É. (2025). Contact role and tackle characteristics shape head acceleration exposure in male community rugby: A cohort study utilising instrumented mouthguards. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40279-025-02314-2

Petrie, F. J., Woodward, J. S., McLeod, S., West, S. W., Salmon, D., Gardner, A. J., … Romanchuk, J., … McNarry, M. A. (2025). Falling and Landing Framework (FLF): A consensus on a novel falling and landing video analysis framework for use across rugby codes. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(8), e70015. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.70015

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Nanai, B., Romanchuk, J., Martin Gomez, R., Tong, D., Sole, G., … Falvey, É. (2025). Assessing head acceleration events in female community rugby union players: A cohort study using instrumented mouthguards. Sports Medicine, 55, 499-512. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-02111-3

2024

Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Nanai, B., Davidson, P., Tucker, R., & Falvey, E. (2024). Head acceleration events in male community rugby players: An observational cohort study across four playing grades, from under-13 to senior men. Sports Medicine, 54, 517-530. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01923-z

2023

Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2023). Anticipatory head control mechanisms in response to impact perturbations: An investigation of club rugby players with and without a history of concussion injury. Physical Therapy in Sport, 59, 7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.11.002

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Smith, B., Bussey, M., Romanchuk, J., & Ross, C. (2023). The comparison of on-snow to off-snow landings for elite park & pipe freestyle-ski and snowboard athletes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 136-137). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01

2022

Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., Davidson, P., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Tong, D., & Sole, G. (2022). Influence of the frame of reference on head acceleration events recorded by instrumented mouthguards in community rugby players. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 8(4), e001365. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001365

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Trewhitt, C., Bussey, M., & Romanchuk, J. (2022). Examining head impact risk in backward falls: Do head kinematics and control mechanisms differ in trained and untrained fallers? Protocol Development. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 53). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

2020

Journal - Research Article

Salmon, D. M., Mcgowan, J., Sullivan, S. J., Murphy, I., Walters, S., Whatman, C., … Romanchuk, J. (2020). What they know and who they are telling: Concussion knowledge and disclosure behaviour in New Zealand adolescent rugby union players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(14), 1585-1594. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1749409

Journal - Research Other

Salmon, D., Sullivan, J., Romanchuk, J., Murphy, I., Walters, S., Whatman, C., … Van Der Vis, K. (2020). New Zealand rugby's community concussion initiative: Keeping kiwi communities RugbySmart [Infographic]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(5), 300-301. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100949

Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Murphy, I., Sullivan, J., Walters, S., Whatman, C., … Van Der Vis, K. (2020). New Zealand Rugby's concussion management pathway [Infographic]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(5), 298-299. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100950

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bussey, M. D., Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2020). Exploring head control during impact perturbations in rugby players with history of concussion. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 22). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

2019

Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., McLean, M., Pinfold, J., Anderson, N., Kiely, R., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2019). History of concussion is associated with higher head acceleration and reduced cervical muscle activity during simulated rugby tackle: An exploratory study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 37, 105-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.03.012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Salmon, D. M., Rasmussen, K., Dougherty, B., Romanchuk, J., Murphy, I., Sullivan, S. J., … Clacy, A. (2019). Working together to do better? Taking a socio-ecological approach to managing community rugby concussions in a primary care. Proceedings of the Sports Medicine New Zealand Annual Conference. (pp. 32-33). Dunedin, New Zealand: Sports Medicine New Zealand. [Abstract]

2018

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., Sullivan, J., & Bussey, M. D. (2018). Can neck muscle strength, activation or concussion history predict head acceleration during perturbation? Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 38). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Salmon, D., Murphy, I., Harwira, J., Romanchuk, J., Sullivan, J., Clacy, A., Cassidy, T., Hodge, K., … Whatman, C. (2018). New Zealand rugby community concussion strategy: 2018 pilot study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 26). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Bussey, M. D., McLean, M., Pinfold, J., Anderson, N., Kiely, R., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2018). History of concussion is associated with higher head acceleration during simulated rugby tackle. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 25-26). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01