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Rugby World Cup 2011 – Lessons in Rugby Speed & Power from Weekend 3

September 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Power, Speed, World Cup

During the RWC 2011 games this weekend there were quite a few examples of real rugby power and speed.
Kaino from New Zealand is the perfect example of the modern back row forward. He has absolutely amazing power and his hits are some of the biggest in world rugby.
I remember first seeing him play for the [...]

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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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Lessons in Rugby Power from the RWC 2011 Round 2 Weekend Fixtures

September 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · World Cup

This weekends fixtures in the Rugby World Cup showed yet again how far the lower tier nations have come in the last few years.
Georgia were immense against England. They are now getting to the stage where their raw strength and power is now being expressed in rugby playing terms.
A lot of the former Soviet [...]

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Physical Peaking for the Rugby World Cup 2011

September 9th, 2011 · No Comments · General Debates

With the rugby world cup 2011 only about 24 hours away the majority of hard training will have been done.
It’s far easier to reach a physical peak for a one off event or week such as in the Olympics but it is much harder to hold that peak over a 6 week competition (harder still [...]

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