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Rugby teams should hold full contact training for just 15 MINUTES per week to help players recover from matches, says World Rugby World Rugby conducted a survey of 600 players to look at contact training It found average team spent 21 minutes in full contact, with some as high as 140 Governing body advise teams to spend no longer than 15 minutes in contact It believes the new guidance will help prevent injuries and improve performance
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Full contact training should be limited to just 15 minutes per week to avoid unnecessary injuries, according to World Rugby.
The governing body – who conducted a survey of almost 600 players across the men's and women's game – have advised all professional outfits limit full-blown contact, also suggesting it is banned on Mondays and Fridays so players can recover fully from weekend matches.
Their study found that the average team spent 21 minutes a week in full contact, with some
