The worst case scenario: Locomotor and collision demands of the longest periods of gameplay in professional rugby union

C Reardon, DP Tobin, P Tierney, E Delahunt - PLoS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
A number of studies have used global positioning systems (GPS) to report on positional
differences in the physical game demands of rugby union both on an average and singular …

Assessing worst case scenarios in movement demands derived from global positioning systems during international rugby union matches: Rolling averages versus …

DJ Cunningham, DA Shearer, N Carter, S Drawer… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The assessment of competitive movement demands in team sports has traditionally relied
upon global positioning system (GPS) analyses presented as fixed-time epochs (eg, 5–40 …

GPS comparison of training activities and game demands of professional rugby union

JC Tee, MI Lambert, Y Coopoo - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Closely matching training session exertions with actual match-play intensities ensures
players are physically prepared for competition. The movement patterns of four typical rugby …

[PDF][PDF] The use of global positioning system (GPS) tracking devices to assess movement demands and impacts in under-19 rugby union match play

RE Venter, E Opperman, S Opperman - African Journal for Physical …, 2011 - academia.edu
This study attempted to use Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to obtain information
on elite Under-19 rugby union forward and back players with regard to selected movement …

The peak duration-specific locomotor demands and concurrent collision frequencies of European Super League rugby

D Weaving, T Sawczuk, S Williams, T Scott… - Journal of sports …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the most demanding passages of European Super League competition can
optimise training prescription. We established positional and match half differences in peak …

Influence of playing standard on the physical demands of professional rugby league

TJ Gabbett - Journal of Sports Sciences, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we report on two studies that investigated the physical demands of professional
rugby league match-play. Instudy one, National Rugby League (NRL) and National Youth …

Positional demands of international rugby union: evaluation of player actions and movements

KL Quarrie, WG Hopkins, MJ Anthony… - Journal of Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In rugby union, published analyses of actions and movements of players during matches
have been limited to small samples of games at regional or national level. OBJECTIVES: To …

Quantifying positional and temporal movement patterns in professional rugby union using global positioning system

MR Jones, DJ West, BT Crewther… - European journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study assessed the positional and temporal movement patterns of professional rugby
union players during competition using global positioning system (GPS) units. GPS data …

Attacking 22 entries in rugby union: running demands and differences between successful and unsuccessful entries

P Tierney, DP Tobin, C Blake… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is commonly utilized in team sports, including
rugby union. It has been used to describe the average running demands of rugby union …

Movement demands of elite U20 international rugby union players

D Cunningham, DA Shearer, S Drawer, R Eager… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this study was to quantify movement demands of elite international age
grade (U20) rugby union players during competitive tournament match play. Forty elite …