Francesco S. Sella

TL;DR: The specific match demands and physical requirements of female rugby sevens athletes competing at different playing levels and playing positions must be considered for developing effective training programs.

TL;DR: Investigation of the KPIs of winning and losing teams during recent Rugby Championship and Super Rugby seasons found limited differences were observed between winning and winning performances in the Rugby Championship, whereas various attacking and defensive KPIs were found to discriminate between losing and winning teams during Super Rugby.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the relationship between physical-test and match performance in team sports and found that enhancing players' jump height and back-squat performance might increase the likelihood of match success in women's Rugby Sevens.

TL;DR: A combination of internal and external pre- and per-cooling strategies can result in a range of small physiological, perceptual, and performance benefits during a rugby sevens specific HRT, compared to undertaking no cooling.

TL;DR: In this article , a rugby sevens specific running test in ambient (20 °C, 50% rH; RUN:AMB) and hot conditions, along with a heart rate (HR) matched cycling-based heat response test (CYCLE:HOT).