Physical and Fitness Characteristics of Elite Professional Rugby Union Players by Logan Posthumus, Campbell Macgregor, Paul Winwood, Katrina Darry, Matthew Driller, Nicholas Gill

“…Thirty-nine elite professional rugby union players from the New Zealand Super Rugby Championship participated in this study. …”
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The epidemiology of health and morbidity amongst former rugby union players by Davies, M, Judge, A, Delmestri, A, Kemp, S, Stokes, K, Newton, J, Arden, N

The prevalence of hand and wrist osteoarthritis in elite former cricket and rugby union players by Jones, M, Davies, M, Shah, K, Kemp, S, Peirce, N, Leyland, K, Stokes, K, Judge, A, Newton, J, Furniss, D, Arden, N

Reliability of a Repeated High-Intensity Effort Test for Elite Rugby Union Players by Adrien Vachon, Nicolas Berryman, Iñigo Mujika, Jean-Baptiste Paquet, Tony Monnet, Laurent Bosquet

“…Following a familiarization session, sixteen elite rugby union players completed two RHIE tests consisting of 12 × 20 m sprint + tackle. …”
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The influence of selected anthropometric parameters on psychomotor abilities among professional Rugby Union players by Maciej Śliż, Wojciech Paśko, Bartosz Dziadek, Łukasz Godek, Katarzyna Bliźniak, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Krzysztof Przednowek

“…Conclusions The analysis showed that professional Rugby Union players have shorter movement time than the control group. …”
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Change of Direction Deficit in National Team Rugby Union Players: Is There an Influence of Playing Position? by Tomás T. Freitas, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Chris Bishop, Julio Calleja-González, Ademir F. S. Arruda, Aristide Guerriero, Valter P. Reis, Lucas A. Pereira, Irineu Loturco

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the change of direction (COD) ability and deficits of elite rugby union players, discriminating between position (backs and forwards), and between “faster and slower players”, in multiple COD tasks. …”
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Position-specific workload of professional rugby union players during tactical periodization training. by Xiaopan Hu, Simon Boisbluche, Kilian Philippe, Olivier Maurelli, Xiangyu Ren, Shichang Li, Bo Xu, Jacques Prioux

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The Development of a Resting Metabolic Rate Prediction Equation for Professional Male Rugby Union Players by Logan Posthumus, Matthew Driller, Paul Winwood, Nicholas Gill

“…However, the accuracy of current prediction equations for professional rugby union players remains unclear. The aims of this study were to examine the RMR of professional male rugby union players compared to nine commonly used prediction equations and develop and validate RMR prediction equations specific to professional male rugby union players. …”
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The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players by Richard Taylor, Tony D. Myers, Dajo Sanders, Matthew Ellis, Ibrahim Akubat

“…With institutional ethics approval, ten academy rugby union players (Five forwards, and five backs) with a local National League One club agreed to participate in the study (aged; 18.4 ± 1.0 years, height; 181.3 ± 5.9 cm, body mass 85.9 ± 13.0 kg, VO_2max 56.2 ± 6.8 mL·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹). …”
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Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Sequential Performance Testing in Male Rugby Union Players by Patrick J. M. Burnett, Mark E. T. Willems

“…Intake of NZBC extract in rugby union players seems to improve tasks that require maximal speed and agility but not muscle strength. …”
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Genetics and Sport Injuries: New Perspectives for Athletic Excellence in an Italian Court of Rugby Union Players by Maria Elisabetta Onori, Massimo Pasqualetti, Giacomo Moretti, Giulia Canu, Giulio De Paolis, Silvia Baroni, Angelo Minucci, Christel Galvani, Andrea Urbani

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Professional male rugby union players’ perceived psychological recovery and physical regeneration during the off-season by Stephen D Mellalieu, Sean Williams, Rachel Arnold, Paul Sellars, Mickael Campo, Deirdre Lyons

“…We explored male professional rugby union players’ experiences and perceptions of their mental and physical health and well-being across the northern hemisphere off-season. 34 professional male rugby union players participated in individual semistructured interviews (mean (SD) age=27.5 (4.3) years). …”
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Reliability of Repeated Isometric Neck Strength in Rugby Union Players Using a Load Cell Device by Christian Chavarro-Nieto, Martyn Beaven, Nicholas Gill, Kim Hébert-Losier

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Investigating Nutrition and Hydration Knowledge and Practice among a Cohort of Age-Grade Rugby Union Players by Shane Scanlon, Catherine Norton

“…This study investigated nutrition and hydration knowledge and practices among 28 male rugby union players aged 16 to 17, participating in Munster Rugby’s 2023 Summer Age-Grade Development Programme, specifically the U18′s Schools Squad. …”
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The contributing external load factors to internal load during small-sided games in professional rugby union players by Marco Zanin, Marco Zanin, Adelchi Azzalini, Jayamini Ranaweera, Jayamini Ranaweera, Dan Weaving, Joshua Darrall-Jones, Gregory Roe, Gregory Roe

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate which external load variables were associated with internal load during three small-sided games (SSG) in professional rugby union players.MethodsForty professional rugby union players (22 forwards, 18 backs) competing in the English Gallagher Premiership were recruited. …”
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Head Accelerations during a 1-on-1 Rugby Tackling Drill Performed by Experienced Rugby Union Players by Tahere Reha, Colm McNabb, Kevin Netto, Paul Davey, Andrew P. Lavender

“…Therefore, this study assessed head movement during repeated rugby tackle drills among experienced Rugby Union players. Experienced male and female participants performed 15 1-on-1 tackles in a motion analysis laboratory to measure the head movements of the ball carrier and tackler during each tackle, using three-dimensional motion capture. …”
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Impact of tapering and proactive recovery on young elite rugby union players’ repeated high intensity effort ability by Adrien Vachon, Nicolas Berryman, Iñigo Mujika, Jean-Baptiste Paquet, Fabien Sauvet, Laurent Bosquet

“…To assess the effects of a taper combined with proactive recovery on the repeated high intensity effort (RHIE) of elite rugby union players, and the possible interaction of pre-taper fatigue and sleep. …”
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Dietary Intake over a 7-Day Training and Game Period in Female Varsity Rugby Union Players by Claire Traversa, Danielle L. E. Nyman, Lawrence L. Spriet

“…This study estimated the daily energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure (TDEE) in female varsity rugby union players during a weekly training/game cycle. …”
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The architectural characteristics of the hamstring muscles do not differ between male and female elite-level rugby union players by Kevin Cronin, Shane Foley, Seán Cournane, Giuseppe De Vito, Fearghal Kerin, Fearghal Kerin, Garreth Farrell, Eamonn Delahunt, Eamonn Delahunt

“…Purpose: To determine whether differences exist in the architectural characteristics of the hamstring muscles of elite-level male and female rugby union players.Methods: Forty elite-level rugby union players (male n = 20, female n = 20) participated in this cross-sectional study. …”
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The relationship of speed and changes of direction speed on agility among rugby union players / Muhammad Afiq 'Izzat Zulkifli by Zulkifli, Muhammad Afiq 'Izzat

“…In conclusion study found that there is significance relation relationship of speed and changes of direction speed on agility among rugby union players. This is because, speed and changes of direction speed combines produces agility. …”
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