No letting up now! Test your players' fitness levels again and find out who's been working on their physical conditioning and who hasn't!
You should see a major improvement from when you last tested your players' fitness levels - with players being able to perform at a higher intensity for longer.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
World Rugby's lower tackle height is no longer a trial. It is law in community rugby from this season, and unions choose waist or base of the sternum. Here is how to retrain your defence.
Lower tackle heights leave the ball free for longer and change the breakdown contest. If your ruck work has not been updated this pre-season, you are coaching last season's game.
Long, lonely runs build lungs, not rugby players. Here's how to build a pre-season that puts fitness where the game needs it - with a ball in hand and a decision to make.