ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2019
In-Match Physical Performance Fluctuations in International Rugby Sevens Competition.
Article in Journal of sports science & medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Quantifying Collision Frequency and Intensity in Rugby Union and Rugby Sevens: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- The Quantification of Acceleration Events in Elite Team Sport: a Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- Monitoring Accumulated Training and Match Load in Football: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Performance Demands and Technical Determinants for Tackle and Ruck Success During the Pool and Knockout Stages of the Men's International World Rugby Sevens Series.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Supplementation as a Nutraceutical Ergogenic Aid for Exercise Performance and Recovery: A Narrative Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Assessing the locomotor demands of international men's and women's rugby sevens match-play according to passage of play.PloS one · 2024Article
- A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition.Biology of sport · 2023Article
- Reactive-Agility in Touch Plays an Important Role in Elite Playing Level: Reliability and Validity of a Newly Developed Repeated Up-and-Down Agility Test.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
It is widely recognised that the physical demands in rugby sevens are high especially in comparison to the 15-aside version. The aim of this study was to assess fluctuations in physical performance (running and contact loads) in international rugby sevens competition. Altogether, 32 matches played by an international team in the HSBC World Sevens Series were analyzed (63 match-observations). Players wore a validated GPS device (SensorEverywhere, France) sampling at 16Hz while an operator coded every contact action (tackles, collisions, mauls, scrums) using video analysis software (SportsCode, USA). Running load was assessed using total distance travelled (m), individually determined high-speed distance (covered at velocities > maximal aerobic speed, m) and very-high speed distance (covered at velocities > 85% maximal sprinting speed, m). The frequency of accelerations (actions > 2.5 m·s
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