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The relationship between physical characteristics and match performance in rugby sevens

A. RossSports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 565-571 | Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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