About the Authors

Sean Scantlebury

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

s.scantlebury@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Affiliations Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom

Nessan Costello

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Cameron Owen

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom

Sarah Chantler

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom

Carlos Ramirez

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Santiago Zabaloy

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports, University of Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Neil Collins

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom

Hayden Allen

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Gemma Phillips

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom, Hull Kingston Rovers, Hull, United Kingdom

Marina Alexander

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Matthew Barlow

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Emily Williams

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Peter Mackreth

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Stuart Barrow

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom

Parag Parelkar

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Anthony Clarke

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Benjamin Samuels

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Stephanie Roe

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Cameron Blake

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Ben Jones

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Manchester, United Kingdom, Division of Physiological Sciences and Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Premiership Rugby, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

“I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SS is the strength and conditioning coach for England women’s rugby league SC is the nutritionist for England women’s rugby league NC is the sports scientist for England women’s rugby league GP is the head of medical for England women’s rugby league SB is the manager of England women’s rugby league. BJ is the head of performance for England rugby league” This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.