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 …

Background The use of global positioning system (GPS) devices with the inclusion of
microsenor technology in rugby league enables measurement of player activity profiles to …

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

Background Collisions (ie tackles, ball carries, and collisions) in the rugby league have the
potential to increase injury risk, delay recovery, and influence individual and team …

Background Rugby league is a collision sport, where players are expected to be physically
competent in a range of areas, including aerobic fitness, strength, speed and power. Several …

Rugby league coaches often prescribe training to replicate the demands of competition. The
intensities of running drills are often monitored in comparison with absolute match-play …

Gabbett, TJ. Use of relative speed zones increases the high-speed running performed in
team sport match play. J Strength Cond Res 29 (12): 3353–3359, 2015—This study …

Understanding the most demanding passages of European Super League competition can
optimise training prescription. We established positional and match half differences in peak …

This systematic review aimed to identify and summarise associations between currently
identified contextual factors and match running in senior male professional rugby league …

Objectives Conduct a comprehensive epidemiological study of match injury characteristics
(incidence, severity, causes, diagnostics, and temporal trends) in professional rugby league …