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PHYSICAL FITNESS OF ELITE WOMEN'S R
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to ack
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In both positional groups, no signi
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2.3 PHYSIOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF RUGBY
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4.3.3 Speed .......................
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LIST OF TABLES PAGE Table I: Body M
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CHAPTER ONE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLE
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2007). Static exertion requires gre
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From the time men’s rugby union b
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• 10 and 40 m speed • 1 RM benc
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(Gabbett, 2007; Quarrie et al., 199
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Physical performance characteristic
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CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITER
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LEOPARDS No of Women’s Clubs: 7 N
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2.2.3 International Women’s Rugby
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2.3.1 Movement Patterns Time-motion
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Analysis of work-to-rest periods in
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2.4.1 Body Mass There has been a ma
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Table I: Body Mass (kg) of female r
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Table II: Stature (cm) of female ru
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Table III: Comparison of 10m and 40
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etween age groups (Durandt et al.,
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Durandt et al., (2006) indicate tha
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Table IV: Comparison of Vertical Ju
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to allow accurate comparison (Duthi
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1988; Ueno, Watai, & Ishii, 1988).
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staff with regards to selection and
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male rugby players may be associate
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Union. The players were sub-divided
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Body mass Skinfolds (biceps, tricep
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held at 90 degrees to the surface o
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knees extended (straight), and bare
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controlled manner to the center of
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withdraw from the test if they are
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CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS 4.1 INTRODUCTI
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the descriptive analysis indicated
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Sum of skinfolds (mm) 200 180 160 1
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Percentage Body Fat (%) 40 35 30 25
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Within forwards, there was a small
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