An Analysis of Repeated High Intensity Efforts (RHIE) across Different Competition Levels in Elite Rugby Union by Adam Sheehan, Shane Malone, Anthony Weldon, Aled Waters, Kieran Collins

“…The current investigation aimed to understand the differing positional demands across two elite rugby union competitions, with special reference to high-intensity effort (HIE) and repeated high-intensity effort (RHIE) activity. …”
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Influence of Repeated-Sprint Ability on the in-Game Activity Profiles of Semiprofessional Rugby Union Players According to Position by Paul Glaise, Paul Glaise, Baptiste Morel, Isabelle Rogowski, Brice Cornu, Cyril Martin

“…Thirty-three semiprofessional rugby union players (age, 25.6 ± 4.3; height, 184.0 ± 8.0 cm; weight, 98.9 ± 13.9 kg, ~20 h training a week), divided into two position subgroups (forwards n = 20, backs n = 13) or four positional subgroups (front row and locks n = 13, back row n = 7, inside backs n = 6, outside backs n = 7), were tested. …”
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