Managing player load in professional rugby union: a review of current knowledge and practices

Kenneth L Quarrie; Martin Raftery; Josh Blackie; Christian J Cook; Colin W Fuller; Tim J Gabbett; Andrew J Gray; Nicholas Gill; Liam Hennessy; Simon Kemp; Mike Lambert; Rob Nichol; Stephen D Mellalieu; Julien Piscione; Jörg Stadelmann; Ross Tucker

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096191

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Managing player load in professional rugby union: a review of current knowledge and practices

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Kenneth L Quarrie New Zealand Rugby, Wellington, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Raftery World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Josh Blackie International Rugby Players Association, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christian J Cook School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Colin W Fuller Colin Fuller Consultancy Ltd, Sutton Bonington, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim J Gabbett School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew J Gray Athletic Data Innovations, Miranda, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicholas Gill Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Liam Hennessy Centre for Coaching and Wellness Research Setanta College, Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon Kemp Rugby Football Union, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mike Lambert Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Newlands, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rob Nichol International Rugby Players Association, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen D Mellalieu Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julien Piscione Research Department, French Rugby Union Federation, Marcoussis, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jörg Stadelmann Athlete Monitoring Department, Prozone Sports, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ross Tucker World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland Department of Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Kenneth L Quarrie, Senior Scientist, New Zealand Rugby, 100 Molesworth Street, Wellington 6140, New Zealand; ken.quarrie{at}nzrugby.co.nz

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Quarrie KL, Raftery M, Blackie J, et al

Managing player load in professional rugby union: a review of current knowledge and practices

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017;51:421-427.

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Accepted July 11, 2016
First published August 9, 2016.

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October 11, 2022

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