Physiological features of rugby players of French team;Exigences physiologiques nécessaires à la pratique de rugby de haut niveau

Science and Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 297-301

  Maso, F ^a   Cazorla, G ^b   Godemet, M ^d   Lac, G ^a   Robert, A ^a,c  

^a Lab de Physiol de la Perf Motrice   (France)

^b UFR STAPS   (France)

^c Université d'Artois Chemin du marquage   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Physical tests; Rugby

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HUMAN; JUMPING; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY;

EID: 0036860264     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0765-1597(02)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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