Developing rugby players into rugby athletes is not a simple or easy task. There are a number of factors of fitness you may want to work on before you move to these Olympic lifts and having a really good foundation in strength training will help enormously.
Having said that, there are a number of ways of [...]
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Developing Powerful Athletes for Rugby – Olympic Lifting Prerequisites
October 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Power, Strength
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Rugby World Cup 2011 – Week 2 Physical Performance of the Week
September 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · World Cup
Like last week the best performance this week comes from the highest ranking teams clash.
The Australia v Ireland game was amazing to watch and I was thrilled for the Irish.
The whole team played well, but in particular the Irish forward pack as a whole were immense. The front row were all exceptional and destroyed [...]
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