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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"rugby union"”.
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Rugby Union Men: Body Concerns
… as routine forms of masculine behaviour. Rugby union is one of the most popular sports played by young men in England. Historically, the male rugby player is culturally perceived as strong, tough and unemotionally articulate. Existing research draws attention to health issues, such as …
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Investigating on-field decision making in rugby union
… world challenges encountered in a professional rugby organisation. Chapter 1 provided a background and review of relevant literature. Chapters 2 and 3 focused on pattern recall, an individual’s ability to recollect specific patterns from previous experiences. The results of Chapter 2 showed that …
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Measuring tackle and ruck technique in rugby union
… tools to assess tackle and ruck technique in rugby union. The aims of this thesis were (1) to assess the validity and representativeness of the contact assessment tool, and (2) to identify factors which may affect the degree to which contact technique developed in training transfers to …
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Factors assciated with success in South African Rugby Union
Rugby Union is a popular sporting code in South Africa and the national team (Springboks) has won two World Cups (1995 and 2007). As the pool of players to select the Springboks from has diminished in recent times, it is important for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to identify and develop …
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The isokinetic assessment of muscle strength in rugby union players.
… is an important requirement in the game of rugby union. Activities such as tackling, scrummaging, rucking, mauling make upper body strength essential for success at the higher levels of competition. This aspect of strength has been assessed by a variety of weight lifting tests but no tests …
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Recovery and restoration of performance in elite level Rugby Union
Fatigue in the days post rugby union match play is expected, yet accurate assessment of fatigue needs to be quantified via specific performance testing, to better advise practitioners regarding likely position-specific time-course of recovery. Results from this thesis support the notion that …
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Quantification of training load in junior provincial rugby union players
… and recovery status of junior semi-professional rugby union players (n = 36) during the u/19 Currie Cup campaign. Methods: The monitoring period covered 280 days (July – October) and included phases divided into off-season, pre-season and competition. Twelve league matches were played during the …
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An Oral History of England International Rugby Union Players, 1945-1995
… is the first oral history study of English rugby union. Through personally conducted interviews, it focuses on the experiences of men who played rugby union for England in the post-war, amateur era, and considers what they can tell us about both the sport and the society of which it was a …
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Salivary testosterone and cortisol measurements in profesional elite rugby union players
… hormonal and psychological states in male elite rugby union players. Hormonal response was measured using salivary T and C. In addition, psychological states were assessed using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R). Physiological measures indicated that both T and C were …
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The epidemiology of injuries in professional rugby union in South Africa
… 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 circumstances …
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Investigating impacts of sleep on recovery and performance in elite rugby union
… of sleep habits of professional, male Rugby Union athletes in both training and competition environments. Finally, the thesis evaluates interventions that could improve sleep in the same population. Study One subjectively assessed the sleep habits of 224 Rugby Union athletes across …
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Concussion, neck, and hamstring injury aetiology and injury prevention in Rugby Union
… two of the most frequently diagnosed injuries in Rugby Union. Neck and hamstring strength have been identified as a modifiable risk factor to decrease the severity and incidence of these injuries. As such, there is an increasing interest in strengthening the neck and hamstrings in Rugby Union for …
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Quantifying neuromuscular performance of elite rugby union players: Measurement characteristics and moderating factors
… investigates the neuromuscular status of elite rugby union players through longitudinal countermovement jump (CMJ) monitoring. A systematic and agnostic framework for selecting CMJ metrics is proposed, integrating reliability, sensitivity, and covariance considerations. Over four studies, …
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Development and application of an eccentric force-velocity profile in rugby union athletes
… eccentric back squat protocol with trained rugby union athletes. Force plates and a linear position transducer captured force-time-displacement data across six loading conditions, separated by at least seven days. Eccentric peak force demonstrated good intraclass correlation coefficient (≥ …
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Enhancing strategies to optimise body composition and nutrition in professional rugby union players
… competition. The requirements of professional Rugby Union (RU) are unique given players can be very large, strong, and powerful, or much smaller, faster, and elusive. Regardless of their size or respective playing position, players must be able to withstand numerous high-impact collisions, yet, …
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Effect of acute and chronic exercise on immunoendocrine responses in professional rugby union
… and training on immunoendocrine markers in rugby union players. At the professional level, rugby is an intense and physically demanding game where a significant amount of tissue trauma occurs as a result of the many game collisions. The aims of the studies outlined in this thesis were to …
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The psychology of anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation amongst professional rugby union players
… Noblet & Gifford, 2002). Particularly within rugby union where injury has been reported as one of the top four stressors experienced by elite adolescent players (Nicholls & Polman, 2007), and the most frequent stressor by adult professional players (Nicholls Holt, Polman, & Bloomfield, 2006). …
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Application of small and large-sided games to youth rugby union: A match demands approach
Rugby union (RU) is a highly demanding and a global contact sport that combines physical, technical, and tactical characteristics. This team sport is practiced by players of all ages and backgrounds on various levels of play. To meet the demands of rugby competition, a multifactorial approach to …
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Exploring the Efficacy of a Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Injury Reduction Strategy in Professional Rugby Union
… (LPH) injuries in a professional men’s rugby union team and examine its effectiveness. A secondary aim was to examine, on completion of the tailored program, the players’ perceptions of injury reduction programmes. Design: Insider action research using an ecological mixed methods design. …
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