Campese

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Joined November 2016

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Winners are not those who never fail but but those who never quit !

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Its not a case of running a straight line speeding there is a lot more to it. Some interesting facts of the 7s player….

Engine of an AFL midfielder. Explosive speed. Physicality of a NRL forward. Pain tolerance of an ironman.

Speed is number one in 7s but you also need other skills. A very sound aerobic base. Skills in passing, tackling, off loading,side stepping, drop kicking as well as a extreme fitness level and stamina. Speed Endurance. Beep Test. Vision and reading the game. Ability to work through 7s fatigue with vision and composure Not all players have these natural skills.

You just can’t hide in sevens, It’s all fairly simple: with less people on the field, you have to do a lot more. You can’t afford to make mistakes either. Measured by GPS units, sevens players will run an average of 1.5km to 1.8km per game. Total distance on a weekend is similar to one 15s game but the big difference is how much is done at “high intensity” levels — which the ARU measure at 6.7 metres per second.

Sevens players clock up 8 per cent of total distance at high intensity — double or triple the normal level of a 15s player in a game. Most sevens players will hit top speed (nearing 10 metres per second) several times, whereas 15s players often won’t hit it at all.

It’s shorter but sevens players are involved in far more contacts per minute than their 15s counterparts too

Mind: Ability to keep going when exhausted, both in a game and in a six-game tournament with ad-hoc recovery facilities.

Strength: Weights programs similar to Super Rugby players for the physicality to dominate collisions and make tackles.

Engine: Must possess aerobic fitness of elite AFL players

Fitness: No room for extra weight so junk food is out

Skills: Sevens players must possess impeccable ball skills and evasion

Speed: Quick

skinfolds are 35 to 43mm, they have big tanks, great aerobic capacity and they’re quick and they have to be able to produce high intensity efforts over and over again.”

Happy to see youth in the new side and there is speed there

For the Aussie sevens men, the journey begins in Dubai

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