Seeking to obtain a competitive advantage and manage the risk of injury, team sport
organisations are investing in tracking systems that can quantify training and competition …

Objectives In part 1, the objective was to undertake a systematic sco** review of applied
sports science and sports medicine in women's rugby, and in part 2 to develop a consensus …

This sco** review aimed to characterize and quantify the external load demands of
professional female team sports, in terms of total distance [TD], moderate-speed [MSR] and …

Female sports have recently seen a dramatic rise in participation and professionalism world-
wide. Despite progress, the infrastructure and general sport science provisions in many …

Optimal physical performance is a product of specific and tailored training. There are well-
established sex differences in anatomical, physiological, and performance factors between …

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of discrete passages of play on locomotor demands
of international men's and women's rugby sevens matches and their relationship with …

The physical demands of intermittent sports require a preparation based, by definition, on
highintensity actions and variable recovery periods. Innovative local positioning systems …

Rugby union is an intermittent team sport with variability in body composition and match-
play demands between positions which requires careful consideration for individual dietary …

Abstract Callanan, D, Rankin, P, and Fitzpatrick, P. Analysis of the game movement
demands of women's interprovincial rugby union. J Strength Cond Res 35 (12S): S20–S25 …

There is a paucity of studies describing the physical match demands of elite international
women's rugby union, which limits coaches' ability to effectively prepare players for the …