Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of rugby union football players

Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 375-396

  Nicholas, Ceri W ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; COMPETITION; ENDURANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUGBY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0030804799     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199723060-00004     Document Type: Review

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