ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2020
In-match physical demands on elite Japanese rugby union players using a global positioning system.
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- 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
- Accelerometry as a method for external workload monitoring in invasion team sports. A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Running Demands in Sub-Elite Male Rugby Players: Do You Train Like You Play?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sprint Speed Measurement in a National Rugby Union Academy: An Equivalence Study of Three Measurement Systems, Age, and Playing Position.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Macronutrient requirements and intake by professional male rugby players.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Article
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- Match loads of university rugby union players between the 2016 and 2018 Varsity Cup competitions.South African journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Preseason and In-Season High-Speed Running Demands of 2 Professional Australian Rules Football Teams.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesOur aim of this study was to quantify the physical demands of elite rugby union players by each position as a step towards designing position-specific training programme using a Global Positioning System/accelerometer system.
methodsThis study was performed as a retrospective observational study. Data were obtained from 45 official matches. The sample size used for the analysis was 298. The per-match total distances, accelerations and impacts were calculated and statistically compared for the forwards and backs and for individual positions.
resultsTotal distances for the forwards and backs were 5731.1±507.8 and 6392.1±646.8 m, respectively. The high-velocity running distances (>18.0 km/hour) covered by the forwards and backs were 317.4±136.9 and 715.0±242.9 m, respectively. The number of accelerations (>1.5 m/s
conclusionBy clarifying the physical demands according to the positions, it will be possible to create optimised position-specific training programmes.
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