Characteristics of Elite Female Rugby Fifteens and Sevens Athletes
on, 1Kieran P. Young, 1Tyler Goodale, and 1Dana Agar-Newman
anadian Sport Institute Pacific, Victoria, Canada Practical Applications Results Table
Fifteens x̄ ± SD) 81.04 ±12.24 1.89 ±0.13 6.03 ±0.37 2.19 ±0.15 6.59 ±0.49
CV (%) 15.11
89.4 ±12.08 73.6 ±6.80 407 ±39.62
13.52
6.86 6.17 6.75 7.49
Sevens (x̄ ± SD) 70.42 ±5.61 1.81 ±0.06 5.63 ±0.16 2.30 ±0.11 6.94 ±0.38
CV (%) 7.97
p
Cohen’s d
0.02
1.19
Effect size Moderate
3.50
0.12
0.78
Moderate
2.88
0.01
1.50
Large
4.68
0.08
-0.85
Moderate
5.45
0.12
-0.79
Moderate
87.50 ±5.86 68.14 ±6.77 371.60 ±21.54
6.69
0.73
0.21
Small
9.93
0.12
0.80
Moderate
5.80
0.03
1.16
Moderate
9.24 9.73
Conclusions
udy indicate that elite female Sevens athletes were lighter, faster, performed 00m run, and possessed a greater horizontal jumping ability. This result previous findings, that the game of Sevens is a highly physical game with far nt and physiological demands per minute of play than the game of Fifteens. e Sevens group displayed smaller Coefficient of Variation (CV) values ous research conducted on male Sevens athletes which is likely related to the of athletes on field, leading to an increased need for all athletes to develop ical characteristics and skill sets were found to have larger body masses and demonstrated higher absolute r body mass could in part be responsible for the lower cardiovascular res, sprint time, and jumping scores as excess mass can increase energy lower power to weight ratios eens only athletes played in the Tight 5, therefore this added mass may be pecific demands of the position, which include the set piece and a high ct situations udy coincide with previous research suggesting that Sevens and Fifteens rugby with different physical characteristics
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• Strength and conditioning coaches prescribing programs to rugby athletes who compete in both Sevens and Fifteens should consider having different training blocks to emphasize the unique physical attributes of each rugby code • Coaches working with elite single sport rugby athletes should focus on specialization in training throughout the entire training year
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