In was is likely the single greatest problem of most training regimes directed towards Rugby, the basic truth is that it most programs are a “hand me down” from other sports that are deemed as “similar” to the uneducated eye. Though this is an easy error to make from the broadest of broad notions for those whom never played the sport, Rugby is unlike other contact sports with very unique requirements.

Without a doubt training to excel in Rugby requires an intense commitment to sport specific techniques, tactical development and decision making abilities that includes team play along with more direct, easier to identify, physical attributes. This is significantly different that other sports where athletes “off-season” training involve only a surface level, if that, of technical and interplay with fellow players as within Rugby it should be a factor within each workout.

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