It’s tough mentally to go back-to-back and it’s hard to eat correctly for that. According to rugby nutritionist James Morehen, from Liverpool John Moores University, there is a right way…
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Nutrition: How to fuel pre-season
This year you want to take it seriously – we’re talking about three conditioning sessions a week at least, plus weights – and you are going to be sore. In…
Nutrition: How to get your proteins
Ideally, players should consume 2g of protein per kilo of body weight when trying to bulk up – so if you weigh 100kg you need 200g of protein a day…
Mini rugby video: How to jackal
A video showing mini rugby players how to tackle and jackal
Rugby nutrition: the top ten anti-inflammatory foods
Sports nutritionist Matt Lovell explains what you should eat to ease swelling and soreness
Mini Rugby Video: How to drop a goal
A video showing mini rugby players how to drop a goal
A week in the life of a Sale Sharks academy player, Part Three
Sevens. The nemesis of a lock. We lanky, gangly and distinctly uncoordinated second-rows are not built for the sport designed to bring more exhaustion than a full 80 minutes, more…
Mini rugby video: How to take and give
A video showing mini rugby players how to take and give a pass
A week in the life of a Sale Sharks academy player, Part Two
In this follow-on from Charlie Pozniak’s diary of a typical week as a Manchester Grammar School pupil and a Sale Sharks U18 player, Mark Bennett – head of performance at…