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Table of Contents
1 Physical Preparation for Rugby
Tim J. Gabbett
2 Strength and Power Training for Rugby
Daniel Travis McMaster, Michael R. McGuigan, and Nicholas D. Gill
3 Monitoring the Match and Training Demands of Rugby
Mark Waldron, Erwan Izri, and Craig Twist
4 Monitoring Fatigue and Training Adaptations in Rugby Players
Craig Twist and Jamie Highton
5 Match Day Strategies to Enhance the Physical and Technical Performance of Rugby Players
Mark Russell, Samuel P. Hills, Christian J. Cook, and Liam P. Kilduff
6 Strategies to Enhance Recovery in Rugby Players
Jamie Highton and Craig Twist
7 Nutrition for Rugby
Graeme L. Close, Andreas M. Kasper, and James P. Morton
8 Training and Playing in the Heat: Strategies for the Rugby Player
Rudi Meir, Neil Chapman, and Mike Climstein
9 Practical Considerations for Team Travel, the Lifestyle
of Elite Athletes, Travel Fatigue, Infection and Coping with Jet Lag
Ben J. Edwards, Tom Clark, Anna C. Fitzpatrick, Colin M. Robertson, and Neil P. Walsh
10 Psychological Preparation for Rugby
Stephen D. Mellalieu and Rich Neil
11 Performance Analysis in Rugby
Nimai Parmar, Nic James, and Wilbur Kraak
12 The Biomechanics of Rugby
Neil E. Bezodis, Ezio Preatoni, Dario Cazzola, and Elena Seminati
13 Injury Epidemiology in Rugby
Niki Gabb, Grant Trewartha, and Keith Stokes
14 Talent Identification, Development, and The Young Rugby Player
Stephen Cobley and Kevin Till
15 The Female Rugby Player
Emma Ross
16 Modified Rugby
Craig Twist
