Physical and physiological differences of backs and forwards from the Brazilian National rugby union team

The aim of this study was to compare backs and forwards rugby union players recruited to a National team in the following physical and physiological indicators: anthropometrics, squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), 10- and 30-meter sprint, resting heart rate variability (HRV), Yo-Yo Test and heart rate (HR) at 2 minutes of test.The measurements were performed on the first day of a training camp planned to finely select the players who...