Rugby league is a contact team sport performed at an average intensity similar to that of
other team sports (~ 70–80% VO 2max), made up of unsystematic movements of varying …

Background The expectation that training enhances performance is well explored in
professional sport. However, the additional challenges of physical and cognitive maturation …

Purpose: To examine the reliability and magnitude of change after fatiguing exercise in the
countermovement-jump (CMJ) test and determine its suitability for the assessment of fatigue …

Objectives This study examined the influence of physical qualities on markers of fatigue and
muscle damage following rugby league match-play. Design Between subjects design …

Rugby league is a team sport in which players engage in repeated high-intensity exercise
involving frequent collisions. Recent research, much of which has involved global …

Abstract Watkins, CM, Barillas, SR, Wong, MA, Archer, DC, Dobbs, IJ, Lockie, RG, Coburn,
JW, Tran, TT, and Brown, LE. Determination of vertical jump as a measure of neuromuscular …

Background Insufficient postmatch recovery in elite players may cause an increased risk of
injuries, illnesses and non-functional over-reaching. Objective To evaluate postmatch …

Purpose: Gross measures of countermovement-jump (CMJ) performance are commonly
used to track maturational changes in neuromuscular function in rugby league (RL). The …

Abstract Johnston, RD, Gibson, NV, Twist, C, Gabbett, TJ, MacNay, SA, and MacFarlane,
NG. Physiological responses to an intensified period of rugby league competition. J Strength …

Rugby is characterized by frequent high-intensity collisions, resulting in muscle soreness.
Players consequently seek strategies to reduce soreness and accelerate recovery, with an …