Applied sport science for male age-grade rugby union in England

K Till, J Weakley, DB Read, P Phibbs… - Sports Medicine …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Reconstructing Neanderthal diet: The case for carbohydrates

K Hardy, H Bocherens, JB Miller, L Copeland - Journal of Human Evolution, 2022 - Elsevier
Evidence for plants rarely survives on Paleolithic sites, while animal bones and
biomolecular analyses suggest animal produce was important to hominin populations …

Physical differences between forwards and backs in American collegiate rugby players

MB La Monica, DH Fukuda, AA Miramonti… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract La Monica, MB, Fukuda, DH, Miramonti, AA, Beyer, KS, Hoffman, MW, Boone, CH,
Tanigawa, S, Wang, R, Church, DD, Stout, JR, and Hoffman, JR. Physical differences …

A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby

M Chiwaridzo, S Oorschot, JM Dambi… - BMC Sports Science …, 2017 - Springer
Background This systematic review was conducted with the first objective aimed at providing
an overview of the physiological characteristics commonly evaluated in rugby and the …

Can positioning systems replace timing gates for measuring sprint time in ice hockey?

D Link, M Weber, D Linke, M Lames - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This study explores whether positioning systems are a viable alternative to timing gates
when it comes to measuring sprint times in ice hockey. We compared the results of a single …

Anthropometric profile assessed by bioimpedance and anthropometry measures of male and female rugby players competing in the spanish national league

JJ Ramos-Álvarez, JJ Montoya, C Solís-Mencia… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Different rugby positions make different demands on players. It therefore follows that
optimum body composition may vary according to the position played. Using anthropometry …

Using anthropometric data and physical fitness scores to predict selection in a national U19 rugby union team

L Vaz, W Kraak, M Batista, S Honório… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to compare measures of anthropometry characteristics and
physical fitness performance between rugby union players (17.9±0.5 years old) recruited (n …

The use of physical characteristics to explain variation in ball-carrying capability in elite rugby union: a narrative review

AS Hart, RM Erskine, DR Clark - The Journal of Strength & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Hart, AS, Erskine, RM, and Clark, DR. The use of physical characteristics to explain
variation in ball-carrying capability in elite rugby union: a narrative review. J Strength Cond …

The reliability of using a laser device to assess deceleration ability

J Ashton, PA Jones - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
An important component of change of direction speed is the ability to decelerate. Objective
methods to examine this quality have been rarely reported in the literature. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropometric properties versus physical performance in rugby:: union:: Forwards and backs-A systematic review

R Stoop, E Hohenauer, A ML Rucker… - Annals of Applied Sport …, 2018 - aassjournal.com
Background. Rugby:::::: union:::::: is a team sport with a high amount of physical contact
during match play. The physical performance and anthropometric characteristics required …