ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021
Quantifying Fatigue in the Rugby Codes: The Interplay Between Collision Characteristics and Neuromuscular Performance, Biochemical Measures, and Self-Reported Assessments of Fatigue.
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- Acute caffeine supplementation in rugby players: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physical performance, sport-specific performance, perceptual responses, and physiological markers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Real-World Fatigue Testing in Professional Rugby Union: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Beyond the Hit: Muscle and Vascular Tissue Responses to Contact Exposure in Collision Sports-A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Morning Appointment Time Rather Than Training Load Affects Sleep During a Training Camp in Young Elite Rugby Union Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- The effect of match-play on acute post-match neuromuscular fatigue following Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Dose-response and time-lagged effect of daily training load on athlete well-being during an international rugby series.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- The role and application of internal and external load indicators in monitoring fatigue in rugby players-a narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Creatine kinase and neuromuscular fatigue responses following differing spells of simulated cricket fast bowling.PloS one · 2025Article
- Changes in Physical Fitness, Muscle Damage and Cognitive Function in Elite Rugby Players over a Season.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence implementation within sports science and sports medicine teams.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Defining and quantifying fatigue in the rugby codes.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Locomotor and collision actions that rugby players complete during match-play often lead to substantial fatigue, and in turn, delays in recovery. The methods used to quantify post-match fatigue and recovery can be categorised as subjective and objective, with match-related collision characteristics thought to have a primary role in modulating these recovery measures. The aim of this review was to (1) evaluate how post-match recovery has been quantified in the rugby football codes (i.e., rugby league, rugby union, and rugby sevens), (2) to explore the time-course of commonly used measures of fatigue post-match, and (3) to investigate the relationships between game-related collisions and fatigue metrics. The available evidence suggests that upper-, and lower-body neuromuscular performance are negatively affected, and biomarkers of muscular damage and inflammation increase in the hours and days following match-play, with the largest differences being at 12-36 h post-match. The magnitude of such responses varies within and between neuromuscular performance (Δ ≤ 36%,
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