Player Fitness
Rugby is a team sport which is performed at high intensity for at least 80
minutes.
Any team is only as strong as its weakest link during the game, be this
skill levels, mental toughness or physical fitness.
The nature of rugby means that players have to have high levels of all aspects of their fitness. They have to work on being fast, agile, evasive and strong but also be able to sustain their contribution to the team for 80min.
The strength of a good conditioning plan is that it allows you to be a jack of trades but does not relegate you to being a master of none.
Improving an individual's fitness will make them a better player; they will maintain better skills throughout the game and will improve their ability to read the game and maintain tactical awareness under fatigue.
All this will be on top of their capability to perform more work during the game.
Any team is only as strong as its weakest link during the game, be this
skill levels, mental toughness or physical fitness.
The nature of rugby means that players have to have high levels of all aspects of their fitness. They have to work on being fast, agile, evasive and strong but also be able to sustain their contribution to the team for 80min.
The strength of a good conditioning plan is that it allows you to be a jack of trades but does not relegate you to being a master of none.
Improving an individual's fitness will make them a better player; they will maintain better skills throughout the game and will improve their ability to read the game and maintain tactical awareness under fatigue.
All this will be on top of their capability to perform more work during the game.