Fig 1.
The two tactical periodization morphocycle models used for the practice session of a professional rugby union team.
The height of each column represents the estimated load in arbitrary units. Abbreviations: RPE = rating of perceived exertion; MD = match day. Reprinted from [Xiaopan Hu, Rugby Club Vannes] under a CC BY license, with permission from [Rugby Club Vannes], original copyright [2020–2021].
Table 1.
Organization of the Pro D2 season and the arrangement of the two morphocycle models.
Table 2.
Global positioning system variables used to quantify external workload.
Table 3.
Mean ± standard deviation of the external load variables depending on morphocycle models, acquisition days, and playing positions during 10 in-season weeks.
Table 4.
P values and effect sizes of the workload variables depending on morphocycle models, acquisition days, and playing positions during 10 in-season weeks.
Fig 2.
Mean and standard deviation of session rating of perceived exertion between positions across the three acquisition days in the two tactical periodization models.
s-RPE = session rating of perceived exertion; AU = arbitrary units; StD = strength day; EnD = endurance day; SpD = speed day. †significant differences between Model I and Model II, p<0.05; a significant difference with the values of the strength day, p<0.05; b significant difference with the values of the endurance day, p<0.05; *significant differences between forwards and backs, p<0.05.