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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"professional rugby players"”.
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Players’ perspectives: How do New Zealand professional rugby players view personal development?
The New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) offers a Personal Development Programme (PDP) which equips, empowers, and supports rugby players by providing them with opportunities to explore, learn and develop off-field skills and knowledge. This research project was born from curiosity, and a …
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The relationship between training/match load and injuries in academy players during a provincial under 19 rugby union season
Background: The influence of professionalism has filtered down to junior levels in rugby union. The increased demands on junior professional rugby players has an impact on their fitness characteristics, training load, match load and injury profiles. Although many studies have been conducted on …
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The epidemiology of injuries in professional rugby union in South Africa
… literature on the epidem iology of injuries in professional rugby. The second aim was to collect data on medical profiles, previous injuries, use of protective gear, medication and nutritional supplements in South African professional rugby players. Thirdly, the incidence, nature and …
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Playing time of professional senior rugby players across all levels of South African rugby, 2007 -2012: implications for transformation
A single governing body to govern South African rugby was formed in 1992. This allowed for changes to governmental policies to South African sport, resulting in South African sport being fully representative of the population. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) therefore has a continual challenge …
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An investigation into mild traumatic brain injury identification, management, and mitigation
… incidences of concussion across amateur and professional sport such as popular contact sports like rugby union. A primary aim of this thesis was to establish the current modalities of ‘pitch side’ concussion management, identification, and diagnosis across amateur and professional sporting …
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Contemporary and novel assessment of biomechanics in plyometric and ballistic exercise and the implications for elite and recreational athletes
… of three distinct populations (elite jumpers, professional rugby players and recreational athletes) during ballistic exercise using this novel methodology provided further evidence to support the emerging picture of two alternative models of superior countermovement jump performance. The first …
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Cross sectional study to determine whether there are central nervous system changes in rugby players who have sustained recurrent ankle injuries
Background: Rugby is a popular game played around the world and has one of the highest recorded injury rates in sport. The literature exposes ankle injuries as one of the most common areas injured in sport and this trend carries through in rugby too, with lateral ankle sprains predominating. …
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An analysis of the nutrition support process in rugby union athletes in New Zealand: Practical considerations and applications within rugby developmental environments
… restrictions on nutrition and training habits in rugby players. Changes in living situations were reported in response to lockdown restrictions, and diet quality may have improved, with limited respondents reporting reduced fruit and vegetable intake and increased packaged and convenience food …