Background The external movement loads imposed on players during competitive team
sports are commonly measured using global positioning system devices. Information …

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 …

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 …

The use of physical tests to profile physical capabilities, and provide training direction to
athletes is common practice. Likewise, in professional team sports, notational analysis …

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

Introduction Numerous studies have documented the incidence and nature of injuries in
professional rugby union, but few have identified specific risk factors for injury in this …

Background Wearable tracking devices are commonly utilised to quantify the external
acceleration load of team sport athletes during training and competition. The ability to …

Abstract Read, DB, Jones, B, Phibbs, PJ, Roe, GAB, Darrall-Jones, J, Weakley, JJS, and Till,
K. Physical demands of representative match-play in adolescent rugby union. J Strength …

This study compared the movement demands of elite international Under-20 age grade
(U20s) and senior international rugby union players during competitive tournament match …

Background Professional rugby union is a high-intensity contact sport with position-specific
high training and match volumes across a season that may lead to periods of fatigue if …