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

Objective To scope the relationships between rugby union, and health and well-being.
Design Scoping review. Data sources Published and unpublished reports of any age …

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 …

Objectives Rugby union is a high intensity intermittent sport, typically analysed via set time
periods or rolling average methods. This study reports the demands of international rugby …

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

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine differences in body
compositionn between playing standard and age in male rugby union and rugby league …

Objectives To profile the distances covered during international women's rugby union match-
play and assess the duration-specific worst-case scenario locomotor demands over 60-s to …

The application of acceleration and deceleration data as a measure of an athlete's physical
performance is common practice in team sports. Acceleration and deceleration are …

This study investigated whether anthropometric and physical abilities explained variance in
match collision performance among international female rugby union players. Physical …