Multidimensional profiling of rugby league players: A systematic scoping review and expert Delphi consensus. by Sam Wild, Cameron Owen, Ben Jones, Sam McCormack, Omar Heyward, Sean Scantlebury, Dave Rotheram, Neil McCarthy, Kevin Till

“…Consequently, the aims of this two-part study were to 1) establish the most common factors and methods for profiling rugby league players, through a systematic scoping review, and 2) develop consensus on the factors and methods experts believe should be used when profiling rugby league players. …”
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Quantifying the Training Loads and Corresponding Changes in Physical Qualities among Adolescent, Schoolboy Rugby League Players by Michael A. Carron, Aaron T. Scanlan, Thomas M. Doering

“…Secondary schools play an important role in the development of adolescent rugby league players; however, players may be selected into rugby league academies and development programs outside of school, as well as participating in additional sports. …”
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Perfection of educational-training process on the basis of account of parameters special physical preparedness of rugby-players by V.V. Pasko

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Head injury assessment in youth men's rugby league players: An evaluation of game play characteristics and video review of potential concussion signsKey Points by Andrew J. Gardner, Martin A. Lang, Suzi Edwards, Ben Jones, Grant L. Iverson, Douglas P. Terry

Subjects: “…Rugby league…”
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Examining concussions in adult male, senior-grade semi-elite rugby league in Australia: A retrospective observational video review case seriesKey points by Martin A. Lang, Grant L. Iverson, Suzi Edwards, Ben Jones, Douglas P. Terry, Andrew J. Gardner

Subjects: “…Rugby league…”
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Interpreting Change in Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-5th Edition (SCAT5) Scores in National Rugby League Women’s Premiership Players by Shreya McLeod, Douglas P. Terry, Andrew J. Gardner, Grant L. Iverson

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Exploration of Commonly Used Tests to Assess Physical Qualities in Male, Adolescent Rugby League Players: Discriminative Validity Analyses and Correlations with Match Performance Metrics by Michael A. Carron, Aaron T. Scanlan, Thomas M. Doering

“…Tests assessing physical qualities are regularly used in youth rugby league teams for various functions. However, the utility of such tests is under-explored in this population. …”
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Differences in external game loads are inconsistent and predominantly small between seasons in semi-professional, male rugby league players: a three-year team-based observational study by Aaron T. Scanlan, Thomas M. Doering, Justen Parle, Nathan Elsworthy

“…Background: Although external game loads have been readily examined across acute timeframes within male rugby league seasons, longitudinal analysis between seasons remain limited. …”
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Comparison of Mean Values and Entropy in Accelerometry Time Series from Two Microtechnology Sensors Recorded at 100 vs. 1000 Hz During Cumulative Tackles in Young Elite Rugby League Players by Bruno Fernández-Valdés, Ben Jones, Sharief Hendricks, Dan Weaving, Carlos Ramirez-Lopez, Sarah Whitehead, Víctor Toro-Román, Michela Trabucchi, Gerard Moras

“…A total of 11 elite adolescent male rugby league players (mean ± SD; age: 18.5 ± 0.5 years; height: 179.5 ± 5.0 cm; body mass: 88.3 ± 13.0 kg) participate in this study. …”
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Exploring the application of knowledge transfer to sports video data by Shahrokh Heidari, Gibran Zazueta, Riki Mitchell, David Arturo Soriano Valdez, Mitchell Rogers, Mitchell Rogers, Jiaxuan Wang, Ruigeng Wang, Marcel Noronha, Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi, Mengjie Zhang, Patrice Jean Delmas, Patrice Jean Delmas

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E-concussion? an investigation of the representation of head impact events and concussion within popular sport-based video games. by Freja J Petrie, Nathan Howarth, Samantha C Bureau, Chris J Nowinski, James S Woodward, Isaac Lockett

“…Head impact events were observed in all games (EA Sports FC 24 n = 253, EA Sports FC 25 n = 331, Rugby League Live 4 n = 93, Rugby 22 n = 215). A single concussion was reported in Rugby League Live 4 via a dialogue box. …”
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The The Effect of an Off-Feet Conditioning Protocol on Performance and Training Load Response to Intermittent Sprint Training Compared to an Equivalent Running Based Protocol by Timothy Rogers, Ryan Connell, Jarrod Free, Nicholas Gill, Kim Hebert-Losier, Martyn Beaven

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Applied sport science and medicine of women’s rugby codes: a systematic-scoping review and consensus on future research priorities protocol by Ben Jones, Stacey Emmonds, Gregory Roe, Keith Stokes, Omar Heyward, Sean Scantlebury

“…Women’s rugby (rugby league, rugby union and rugby sevens) has recently grown in participation and professionalisation. …”
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“Everything Plays a Part Doesn’t It?’’: A Contemporary Model of Lifelong Coach Development in Elite Sport by Pete Holmes, Richard L. Light, Andrew C. Sparkes

“…This study therefore attempted to consider and update this model to a professional team sport context away from North America by investigating the life stories of head coaches in English rugby league. Data collection consisted of a novel life story approach, whilst analysis utilised elements of constructivist grounded theory. …”
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Changes in northern hemisphere male international rugby union players’ body mass and height between 1955 and 2015 by Neil E Hill, Sian Rilstone, Michael J Stacey, Dimitri Amiras, Stephen Chew, David Flatman, Nick S Oliver

“…We also investigated the changes in size of players according to their playing position, and we compared changes to rugby league (RL) players and the public.Methods The body mass and height of players representing their international team for that country’s first game of the Five Nations in 1955, 1965, 1975, 1985 and 1995 and, for 2005 and 2015, the Six Nations, were collected from matchday programmes. …”
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Optimising Sprint Performance in Rugby: Insights from a Systematic Review of Training Methods by Manuel Sanz-Matesanz, Francisco Tomás González-Fernández, David Blanco-Luengo, Luis Manuel Martínez-Aranda

“…Eligible studies focused on Rugby Union, Rugby League, or Rugby Sevens players undergoing resistance-based or sprint-specific training for at least four weeks. …”
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The Incidence of Sports-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Veronica Ingram, Megan Fielding, Laura A. M. Dunne, Stefan Piantella, Jonathon Weakley, Rich D. Johnston, Thomas B. McGuckian

“…The highest incidence per 1000 AE were in taekwondo, rugby union, and ice hockey, and the highest incidence per 1000 PH were in rugby 7s, rugby league, and rugby union. Conclusions This systematic review and meta-analysis can serve as an updated baseline for risk of concussion among youth athletes across various sports. …”
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Indicadores de rendimiento ofensivos del subcampeón de rugby femenino de la Liga Iberdrola 2022-2023 (Offensive performance indicators of the women's rugby runner-up of the Iberdro... by Gema Mª Sánchez Bernal, José Flores Rodríguez

“…The aim of this study was to identify the performance indicators, those behaviors that triggered the subsequent achievement of a try, of the Corteva Cocos team during the 2022/23 season, where they finished as runners-up in the Iberdrola Women's Rugby League. To achieve this, an idiographic observational design, tracking and multidimensional, was employed, recording nine out of the 14 matches played by the team in that season. …”
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High-Speed Running and Sprinting Thresholds in Elite Female Team Sports: A Systematic Review by Raúl Nieto-Acevedo, Alfonso de la Rubia, Enrique Alonso-Pérez-Chao, Moisés Marquina Nieto, Carlos García-Sánchez

“…A total of 82 studies were included, encompassing a range of female team sports such as Australian football, basketball, field hockey, soccer, Gaelic football, handball, lacrosse, and different codes of rugby (league, sevens, and union). This systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. …”
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