Table 1 The locomotor characteristics of young rugby union players during match-play within England
From: Applied Sport Science for Male Age-Grade Rugby Union in England
Study | Level of play | Age | Position | Sample size (n) | Playing time (min) | Total distance (m) | Average speed (m min−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cunningham et al. [35] | International | U20 | Forwards | 21 (81) | 87.6 ± 9.7 | 5370 ± 830 | 61.5 ± 8.0 |
Backs | 19 (80) | 90.4 ± 8.1 | 6230 ± 800 | 69.1 ± 7.6 | |||
Phibbs et al. [9] | Academy | U18 | Forwards | 16 | 62.9 ± 17.8 | 4128 ± 1232 | 65.0 ± 5.7 |
Backs | 15 | 69.2 ± 0.2 | 4770 ± 741 | 69.4 ± 5.5 | |||
School | U18 | Forwards | 15 | 61.1 ± 16.9 | 3884 ± 1255 | 58.7 ± 8.1 | |
Backs | 15 | 65.5 ± 14.0 | 4457 ± 1009 | 66.9 ± 8.4 | |||
Read et al. [5] | School | U16 | Forwards | 16 | 62.5 ± 2.3 | 4364 ± 654 | 69.7 ± 9.2 |
Backs | 15 | 58.8 ± 7.8 | 3841 ± 700 | 66.4 ± 9.4 | |||
U18 | Forwards | 18 | 66.2 ± 15.5 | 4232 ± 985 | 64.2 ± 5.4 | ||
Backs | 16 | 65.7 ± 17.8 | 4489 ± 1299 | 68.3 ± 5.7 | |||
University |  | Forwards | 17 | 70.7 ± 21.4 | 4683 ± 1377 | 66.6 ± 5.0 | |
Backs | 14 | 82.4 ± 10.7 | 5889 ± 719 | 71.1 ± 5.5 | |||
Read et al. [3] | County | U16 | Forwards | 20 | 49.3 ± 18.5 | – | 77.8 ± 5.4 |
Backs | 15 | 52.1 ± 20.3 | – | 79.8 ± 10.5 | |||
U18 | Forwards | 21 | 51.1 ± 19.4 | – | 74.9 ± 6.8 | ||
Backs | 19 | 52.9 ± 18.4 | – | 78.7 ± 7.0 | |||
U20 | Forwards | 18 | 59.9 ± 22.8 | – | 65.3 ± 3.2 | ||
Backs | 19 | 61.8 ± 23.2 | – | 70.9 ± 8.7 | |||
Read et al. [30] | Academy | U18 | Forwards | 7 (21) | 76.4 ± 3.7 | 5461 ± 360 | 71.7 ± 6.6 |
Backs | 12 (24) | 76.4 ± 3.8 | 5639 ± 368 | 74.0 ± 6.6 | |||
School | U18 | Forwards | 25 | 74.1 ± 4.1 | 4881 ± 388 | 66.0 ± 5.0 | |
Backs | 25 | 74.2 ± 3.8 | 5260 ± 441 | 71.0 ± 5.4 | |||
Roe et al. [33] | Academy | U18 | Forwards | 12 (43) | 66.0 ± 13.0 | 4747 ± 1002 | – |
Backs | 14 (38) | 70.0 ± 11.0 | 5201 ± 810 | – | |||
Roe et al. [32] | Academy | U18 | All | 14 | 73.6 | 4691 ± 878 | 74.0 ± 6.0 |