Rugby – the most strength-oriented code of football with 2022 Wall Calendars

 

 

Rugby players spend considerably more playing time in physical contact for 2022 Wall Calendars

and contest with opponents than players in other forms of football. Much of this contact involves extended grappling and wrestling, but what is also characteristic of rugby is the amount of time spent attempting to drive forward under loads considerably heavier than bodyweight. Obviously this is so in the scrum and maul, but also at the tackle. Both ball-carrier and tackler may strive to drive one another backward for an extended time after engagement. American football and rugby league are also primarily collision sports, but their tackles tend to terminate much more quickly. Recognition of the importance of physical strength has led to a tendency for rugby selectors to favour increasingly heavier players even for backline positions.

 

A modern professional rugby team is likely to average over 100kg bodyweight, compared with less than 95kg and less than 90kg for rugby league and Australian football respectively. Increased bodyweight appears to confer no advantage in soccer. No valid size comparison can be made with players in American football. Its use of specialist teams means that individual players are only on the field for limited periods and therefore really massive players can be employed for the more static areas of engagement. For professional rugby, players are often chosen on the basis of their size and apparent strength but are then not really expected to work to become significantly stronger.

 

Much strength training in rugby appears …

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