Rugby league is a team sport in which players engage in repeated high-intensity exercise
involving frequent collisions. Recent research, much of which has involved global …

Background Rugby union players can take several days to fully recover from competition.
Muscle damage induced during the match has a major role in player recovery; however the …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the science of rugby
league football at all levels of competition (ie junior, amateur, semi-professional …

Rugby league football is played in several countries worldwide. A rugby league team
consists of 13 players (6 forwards and 7 backs), with matches played over two 40-minute …

Abstract Gabbett, TJ, Stein, JG, Kemp, JG, and Lorenzen, C. Relationship between tests of
physical qualities and physical match performance in elite rugby league players. J Strength …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the physiological responses to an intensified
rugby league competition and explore the relationships between fatigue and match …

In this study, we investigated changes in creatine kinase, perceptual and neuromuscular
fatigue of professional rugby league players after match-play. Twenty-three male rugby …

Closely matching training session exertions with actual match-play intensities ensures
players are physically prepared for competition. The movement patterns of four typical rugby …

Objectives No study has investigated the influence of field position and phase of play on the
physical demands of match-play in professional rugby league forwards. We investigated the …

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in physical performance and game-
specific skills between elite and semi-elite rugby league players during match-play. Time …