Rugby - The Most Strength-oriented Code Of Football Posted By : Bruce Ross
Rugby players are more involved in physical contact and for longer periods than players in other forms of football. With the exception of American football, they tend to be significantly heavier than...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Explosive Strength Training for Rugby Football Posted By :...
Rugby football involves prolonged physical engagements between players where they are subjected to loading substantially greater than their own body weight. An ability to very rapidly generate force is...
View ArticleWhy Do Rugby Players Scrum And Maul At Such Different Body Heights? Posted By...
The body height of rugby players in mauls tends to be very much higher than in scrums. High body positions are inefficient for generating forward momentum. There would be advantages in training players...
View ArticleDoes Intensive Pre-season Strength Training Protect Rugby Players From...
Players at a leading Australian rugby club who undertook a high-intensity off-season strength training program experienced dramatically fewer non-contact injuries during the playing season than their...
View ArticleGot Room? The Rugby World Cup Is Closer Than You Think! Posted By : Rita Borges
Attention rubgy fans! Are you an aficionado of "the ruffian's game played by gentlemen?" Are you thinking about heading to France for the 2007 Rugby World Cup? Surely you want to be on hand to see if...
View ArticleBuilding Bigger and Stronger Rugby Players - The Sydney University Experiment...
Using intensive basic strength training, Sydney University's rugby club has been able to fast track the physical development of its players. Although part-time and unpaid the young University players...
View ArticleSpringboks - The Long and Thorny Road to the Top Posted By : Laurent Fabier
The Springboks (also named Springbokke in Afrikaans) is the more common name for the South African national rugby union team. Over the years, the Springboks have shared the turmoil of the country they...
View ArticleSaint Denis - Temple of World Rugby Posted By : Laurent Fabier
During the World Cup, the old city of kings will become the kingdom of rugby, hosting three of the most exciting confrontations preceding the final tournament with a quarter-final, the two semifinals...
View ArticleRugby Trips and World-wide Rugby Game Arrangement Posted By : Wayne Helmore
The wide-reaching appeal of rugby has given rise to many international rugby tournaments that happen all over the world. Fans aren't limited to getting their England rugby tickets for England, they can...
View ArticleTrue Rugby Legend - Tim Horan Posted By : David A Hunter
Australian Rugby legend Tim Horan is one of the first greats of the professional era. He made his debut for the Wallabies at the age of 19 and went on to become one of only three Australian players to...
View ArticleRugby Legend Christian Cullen Posted By : David A Hunter
Christian Cullen is one of the greatest full backs to play rugby in any era. He won his first cap for the All Blacks at the age of 20 and went on to win an impressive 58 caps by the time he ended his...
View ArticleShop For All Your Training Equipment At The Best Posted By : Martin Denil
If you like exercises, training equipments come in handy. When you are training, you need great equipments. You can now look at the available options and make your training a better experience. there...
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