SAQ - Speed, Agility & Quickness

There is nothing more electrifying than waching Jason Robinson and Shane Williams cutting direction with precise, controlled side-steps, hitting an opponent with balanced force and then twisting out of a tackle to explode through a gap in the defensive line to break the gain line and score in the corner.

Rugby combines a range of awesome physical attributes; speed, power, acceleration, agility, contact and lightning quick response times all of which making it one of the most exciting and challenging professional sports in the world.

Players like Williams and Robinson are the difference between winning and losing, success and failure. Combining their gifts of lightning speed, agility and quickness is what has propelled them to the peak of professional rugby, but these gifts are not God given, they have been trained for and developed through specific activities.

Whether you are a front row forward or superstar fly-half, aspects of SAQ are vital in developing you into a well rounded, adaptable player, benefiting every aspect of your game e.g. picking and going from the base of a scrum or ruck, catching a high ball, or beating a defender one-on-one. This section focuses on how SAQ can be beneficial to your game, and the SAQ Drills section explains simple examples of how to improve these aspects of your fitness.....