Playing position (number of players) | Mean (SD) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Stature (cm) | Body mass (kg) | |
All forwards (n=153) | 28.0 (4.4) | 172.5 (7.0) | 79.3 (8.1) |
Front row (n=64) | 28.5 (4.2) | 167.7 (5.6) | 81.9 (8.7) |
Second row (n=34) | 28.1 (4.2) | 178.8 (4.7) | 80.6 (7.4) |
Back row (n=55) | 27.3 (4.7) | 171.0 (6.0) | 75.5 (6.3) |
All backs (n=132) | 26.4 (4.4) | 166.1 (6.1) | 67.2 (6.4) |
Halves (n=43) | 27.5 (5.0) | 164.6 (6.1) | 65.7 (6.7) |
Inside backs (n=31) | 26.1 (4.3) | 166.3 (6.2) | 68.4 (6.2) |
Outside backs (n=58) | 25.8 (3.8) | 167.3 (5.3) | 67.6 (6.1) |
All players (n=285) | 27.2 (4.4) | 169.0 (7.0) | 73.7 (9.5) |
t Test; p value* | 0.029 | 0.107 | 0.271 |
↵* 'All players' values compared with ‘all players’ values in 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.1