Bath and Gloucester Rugby Partner with Kitman Labs
Bath and Gloucester Rugby Announce Partnerships with Kitman Labs to Help Reduce the Risk of Injury English Rugby Union clubs Bath and Gloucester Rugby have announced a new partnership with leading sports science and technology company Kitman Labs. The Silicon Valley-based company has recently signed three-year deals, which will see their Athlete Optimization SystemTM used at […]
REPEATED PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY AT THE RUGBY WORLD CUP
REPEATED PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY AT THE RUGBY WORLD CUP From a physical perspective rugby is one of the most challenging sports in the world. Professional players spend all week preparing themselves to peak physically and mentally on game day. They then empty themselves physically and emotionally on the pitch and have to begin the process all […]
BIGGER, FASTER, STRONGER…BUT SAFER?
BIGGER, FASTER, STRONGER…BUT SAFER? Now backs need to be similar in body mass to forwards. Interestingly, rugby strength and conditioning coaches often spend time studying what their counterparts in the NFL are doing. The gaps in power and size between the two sports is growing ever narrower, and a concussion epidemic is putting players in […]
INJURIES IN RUGBY – THE LATEST TRENDS
INJURIES IN RUGBY – THE LATEST TRENDS Winter is coming and with it comes the arrival of the November Series Rugby Internationals but given the mounting injury concerns for some of the “Home Nations” it promises to be a testing few weeks against some of the southern hemispheres finest. With this latest spate of injuries […]