Rugby union (RU) is a skill-collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide.
Within England, age-grade rugby governs the participation and talent development of youth …

Background Rugby union match demands are complex, requiring the development of
multiple physical qualities concurrently. Quantifying the physical qualities of age grade …

This study quantified and compared the collision and non‐collision match characteristics
across age categories (ie U12, U14, U16, U18, Senior) for both amateur and elite playing …

Rugby league is a collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide,
whereby players require highly developed anthropometric and physical qualities (ie speed …

The current investigation aimed to understand the positional profile of repeated high-
intensity-effort activity (RHIE) across halves during elite rugby union match-play. Forty elite …

Rugby football codes have continually increased in popularity and are played professionally
around the world at domestic, national and international level. Coaching professionals can …

Increased professionalism in rugby has resulted in national unions developing high-
performance models for elite player development, of which physical preparation is an …

Rugby union is high-intensity contact based team sport that requires players to possess a
diverse range of physical attributes. Numerous studies have highlighted differences in …

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 …

This study aimed to investigate rugby league coaches' perceptions of physical qualities for
current and future performance, while also establishing the training practices of under-16 …