Physical Match Demands of International Women’s Rugby Union: A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis of a Team Competing in The Women’s Six Nations Championship
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean | |
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Time played | 69.2 ± 32.5 |
Total distance (m) | 4177 ± 2066 |
Relative distance (m.min−1) | 59.6 ± 8.68 |
Peak velocity achieved (m·s−1) | 6.76 ± 0.97 |
Percentage of maximum velocity achieved (%) | 85.7 ± 8.95 |
Total distance < 1 m·s−1 (m) | 741 ± 378 |
Relative distance < 1 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 10.6 ± 1.70 |
Total distance at 1.01–3.00 m·s−1 (m) | 2076 ± 1036 |
Relative distance at 1.01–3.00 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 29.5 ± 4.53 |
Total distance at 3.01–5.00 m·s−1 (m) | 1157 ± 637 |
Relative distance at 3.01–5.00 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 16.6 ± 5.80 |
Total distance at 5.01–5.50 m·s−1 (m) | 97.0 ± 75.8 |
Relative distance at 5.01–5.50 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 1.40 ± 0.89 |
Total distance at > 5.50 m·s−1 (m) | 106 ± 126 |
Relative distance at > 5.50 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 1.51 ± 1.71 |
Total collisions (n) | 31.6 ± 39.3 |
Collisions per min | 0.46 ± 0.48 |
FR (n = 62) | 2R (n = 35) | BR (n = 47) | SH (n = 28) | FH (n = 13) | C (n = 28) | B3 (n = 47) | |
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Time played (min) | 58.1 ± 31.8 | 74.7 ± 28.6 | 73.2 ± 33.2 | 56.2 ± 33.3 | 63.6 ± 33.9 | 77.8 ± 35.2 | 80.2 ± 27.0 |
Total distance (m) | 3232 ± 1812 | 4490 ± 1779 | 4118 ± 1967 | 3541 ± 2203 | 4231 ± 2362 | 4917 ± 2219 | 5173 ± 1842 |
Total distance < 1 m·s−1 (m) | 542.0 ± 294 | 731 ± 282 | 849 ± 414 | 564 ± 350 | 725 ± 392 | 887 ± 408 | 925 ± 345 |
Total distance at 1.01–3.00 m·s−1 (m) | 1740 ± 987 | 2197 ± 905 | 2086 ± 1045 | 1709 ± 1108 | 2032 ± 1095 | 2434 ± 1114 | 2438 ± 912 |
Total distance at 3.01–5.00 m·s−1 (m) | 863 ± 579 | 1432 ± 619 | 1057 ± 510 | 1100 ± 754 | 1213 ± 759 | 1306 ± 614 | 1367 ± 588 |
Total distance at 5.01–5.50 m·s−1 (m) | 50.3 ± 54.7 | 80.4 ± 64.0 | 75.3 ± 50.0 | 92.4 ± 73.1 | 136 ± 91.7 | 133 ± 68.0 | 163 ± 74.3 |
Total distance at > 5.50 m·s−1 (m) | 36.1 ± 57.6 | 49.8 ± 48.8 | 49.7 ± 44.5 | 75.5 ± 73.2 | 125 ± 96.7 | 158 ± 118 | 280 ± 149 |
Total collisions (n) | 24.7 ± 29.2 | 24.0 ± 28.1 | 67.6 ± 56.0 | 20.1 ± 29.6 | 17.2 ± 25.7 | 26.3 ± 29.5 | 24.2 ± 31.8 |
FR (n = 62) | 2R (n = 35) | BR (n = 47) | SH (n = 28) | FH (n = 13) | C (n = 28) | B3 (n = 47) | |
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Relative distance (m.min−1) | 55.0 ± 7.58 g | 59.4 ± 5.55 | 56.3 ± 8.63 g | 61.3 ± 11.9 | 64.5 ± 7.31 | 63.5 ± 4.52 | 64.4 ± 7.76 a,c |
Peak velocity achieved (m·s−1) | 6.14 ± 0.77 f,g | 6.32 ± 0.54 g | 6.51 ± 0.96 g | 6.56 ± 0.71 g | 6.95 ± 0.68 | 7.27 ± 0.81 a | 7.92 ± 0.56 a,b,c,d |
Percentage of maximum velocity achieved (%) | 82.6 ± 8.18 f,g | 83.9 ± 6.60 g | 82.9 ± 11.4 g | 84.8 ± 9.22 | 86.8 ± 7.97 | 90.2 ± 7.10 a | 91.4 ± 5.77 a,b,c |
Relative distance < 1 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 9.47 ± 1.21 f,g | 9.85 ± 0.80 | 11.4 ± 1.94 | 10.2 ± 1.45 | 11.6 ± 1.19 | 11.6 ± 1.38 a | 11.5 ± 1.67 a |
Relative distance at 1.01–3.00 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 29.6 ± 4.63 | 29.0 ± 3.58 | 27.7 ± 5.18 | 29.0 ± 5.12 | 31.1 ± 3.88 | 31.4 ± 3.23 | 30.2 ± 4.21 |
Relative distance at 3.01–5.00 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 14.6 ± 5.39 | 18.7 ± 3.65 | 15.6 ± 7.92 | 18.9 ± 7.46 | 17.7 ± 5.38 | 16.9 ± 2.69 | 16.9 ± 4.48 |
Relative distance at 5.01–5.50 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 0.85 ± 0.81 d,e,f,g | 1.14 ± 0.92 e,g | 1.05 ± 0.52 f,g | 1.65 ± 0.95 a | 2.07 ± 0.62 a,b | 1.74 ± 0.63 a,c | 2.09 ± 0.73 a,b,c |
Relative distance at > 5.50 m·s−1 (m.min−1) | 0.55 ± 0.76 e,f,g | 0.79 ± 0.89 g | 0.66 ± 0.62 g | 1.60 ± 1.67 | 2.01 ± 1.24 a | 1.92 ± 1.12 a | 3.73 ± 2.10 a,b,c |
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Nolan, D.; Curran, O.; Brady, A.J.; Egan, B. Physical Match Demands of International Women’s Rugby Union: A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis of a Team Competing in The Women’s Six Nations Championship. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2023, 8, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010032
Nolan D, Curran O, Brady AJ, Egan B. Physical Match Demands of International Women’s Rugby Union: A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis of a Team Competing in The Women’s Six Nations Championship. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2023; 8(1):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010032
Chicago/Turabian StyleNolan, David, Orlaith Curran, Aidan J. Brady, and Brendan Egan. 2023. "Physical Match Demands of International Women’s Rugby Union: A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis of a Team Competing in The Women’s Six Nations Championship" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 8, no. 1: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010032