Training format during the three phases of preparation as a function of playing position (forwards: n = 32; backs: n = 31)
| Type of training | Average training time per week per player, mins (% of all training) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-World Cup | Training camp | Rugby World Cup | ||||
| Forwards | Backs | Forwards | Backs | Forwards | Backs | |
| Skills | ||||||
| Team play/phase work | 45 (9) | 45 (10) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 46 (13) | 46 (14) |
| Individual/team skills | 388 (78) | 356 (77) | 248 (46) | 227 (44) | 226 (64) | 208 (61) |
| Conditioning | ||||||
| Weights | 47 (9) | 47 (10) | 146 (27) | 146 (28) | 54 (15) | 54 (16) |
| Endurance | 8 (2) | 8 (2) | 104 (19) | 68 (13) | 21 (6) | 23 (7) |
| Speed and agility | 8 (2) | 8 (2) | 33 (6) | 72 (14) | 4 (1) | 12 (3) |
| Total training | 496 (100) | 464 (100) | 537 (100) | 519 (100) | 351 (100) | 343 (100) |