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Strength and Power in Rugby: Part 3
The Rugby World Cup is in it’s knockout stages. National Fitness adviser Simon Worsnop looks at current strength and power measurements.
Strength and Power Levels
Since the onset of full time professionalism in both sports strength levels have increased so that today’s players possess higher strength levels than similar aged recreational players
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What about the Ruck and Maul?
The ruck is specific to rugby union and is where the tackled player is off his feet and tackled to ground. The average ruck lasts in the region of 4 or 5 seconds and therefore the primary physical determinant for success is power.
Strength and Power Developments in Rugby over the last 10 years.
Now that we have reached the knock out stages of the Rugby World Cup, I thought it would be a good time to review how the game has changed over the last 10 years.
Simon Worsnop is the National Adviser with the England Under 20s team and has kindly written the following post.
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