Fitness Tests results - Newcastle Knights
There are many components of fitness that are important for success in rugby. Below are some results that have been collated from the Australian Legaue team of the Newcastle Knights.
Characteristics of rugby league players
These results are based on personal communications of previously unpublished data from the Masters thesis of Lee Clark: "The Anthropometric & Physical Fitness Characteristics of Rugby League Players by Grade and Position". The results are from up to 121 senior players, average age 22.4 years (range 18 to 33).
| Variable | Units | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | cm | 182.1 | 169.0 - 198.0 |
| Weight | kg | 93.0 | 73.0 - 127.0 |
| BMI | kg/m-2 | 28.0 | 22.9 - 33.6 |
| Sum of 8 skinfolds | mm | 86 | 40 - 198 |
| Standing long jump | cm | 2.73 | 2.36 - 3.11 |
| Vertical jump | cm | 68 | 47 - 79 |
| 10 m sprint | sec | 1.81 | 1.68 - 2.09 |
| 20 m sprint | sec | 3.05 | 2.82 - 3.32 |
| 30 m sprint | sec | 4.20 | 3.84 - 4.59 |
| 40 m sprint | sec | 5.33 | 4.90 - 5.81 |
| MSFT (Beep Test) | level | 13.1 | 10.6 - 15.7 |
| 3RM Bench press | kg | 120 | 80 - 156 |
| 3RM Squat | kg | 161 | 100 - 200 |
Related Pages
- Fitness testing for Rugby League
- Fitness Components for Rugby League
- Rugby Union Fitness Testing
- Poll about the fitness components for rugby league
- Fitness Testing for all sports
- About Testing for Intermittent Sports
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