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 Data sources Published and unpublished reports of any age …

Rugby union (RU) is a skill-collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide.
Within England, age-grade rugby governs the participation and talent development of youth …

Limited research has compared the physical qualities of adolescent rugby union (RU)
players across differing playing standards. This study therefore compared the physical …

Background Rugby union match demands are complex, requiring the development of
multiple physical qualities concurrently. Quantifying the physical qualities of age grade …

Abstract DRAWING FROM SKILL ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT LITERATURE, WE
PRESENT A NOVEL TACKLE SKILL TRAINING FRAMEWORK. THE FRAMEWORK …

Abstract Phibbs, PJ, Jones, B, Roe, G, Read, DB, Darrall-Jones, J, Weakley, J, Rock, A, and
Till, K. Organized chaos in late specialization team sports: weekly training loads of elite …

Context A smaller lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle was reported to be a strong predictor of
lower limb injury in professional Australian Football League players. However, despite the …

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 …

Criterion data for total energy expenditure (TEE) in elite rugby are lacking, which prediction
equations may not reflect accurately. This study quantified TEE of 27 elite male rugby league …

Background: The shoulder has been reported as a frequent location of injury in adult
professional and amateur rugby, with match injury incidence rates ranging from 1.8 to 3 per …