Background Collisions in rugby union and sevens have a high injury incidence and burden,
and are also associated with player and team performance. Understanding the frequency …

Background Insufficient postmatch recovery in elite players may cause an increased risk of
injuries, illnesses and non-functional over-reaching. Objective To evaluate postmatch …

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 …

A number of studies have used GPS technology to categorise rugby union locomotive
demands. However, the utility of the results of these studies is confounded by small sample …

The specific movement demands of soccer that are linked to post-match recovery and
readiness to train are unclear. Therefore, we examined the relationship between Global …

This study established the between-days reliability and sensitivity of a countermovement
jump (CMJ), plyometric push-up, well-being questionnaire, and whole-blood creatine kinase …

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 …

No published research has assessed sleep patterns of elite rugby union players following
match-play. The present study examined sleep patterns of professional rugby union players …

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 …

This study examined the relationship between accelerometer metrics and both collisions
and running demands during rugby union match-play. Twelve under-18 forwards and 14 …