Nutrition
Match eating strategies need to take into account fuel requirements, gut comfort, mental confidence and practical considerations like timing of fixtures as well as food choices at the field.
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Leading up to the World Cup in Dubai involves a heavy schedule of globe trotting for the Sevens Teams. With this comes a whole host of nutrition challenges including airline and hotel food; travel fatigue and jet lag
For a Sevens rugby player whose training is of high intensity with short recovery periods and who may be participating in games where the margin between winning and losing is small, the role of nutrition goes beyond the provision of fuel and fluid.