Gender/nature of training exposure | Mean team-training hours per tournament | ||
2014/2015 SWS | 2015/2016 SWS | 2016 Rio | |
Men | |||
Warm-up | 13.4 | 13.4 | 14.0 |
Cool-down | 8.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Rugby skills (contact) | 7.5 | 6.6 | 11.3 |
Rugby skills (non-contact) | 25.2 | 24.1 | 31.1 |
Conditioning (weights) | 13.2 | 14.7 | 18.9 |
Conditioning (non-weights) | 1.7 | 5.9 | 3.1 |
Other | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
Total team training exposure | 73.0 | 73.7 | 86.8 |
Women | |||
Warm-up | 18.1 | 14.9 | 10.7 |
Cool-down | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 |
Rugby skills (contact) | 8.7 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
Rugby skills (non-contact) | 24.3 | 25.7 | 23.7 |
Conditioning (weights) | 6.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
Conditioning (non-weights) | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
Other | 8.6 | 7.9 | 4.9 |
Total team training exposure | 77.4 | 78.1 | 73.2 |