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Food for Rugby
Food For Rugby is an invaluable resource for players, coaches and match officials who wish to have a better understanding of how nutrition impacts on body composition, recovery, training adaption, match day performance and health.
Food for Rugby Toolkits
Food for Rugby provides a series of nutritional toolkits in the form of downloadable pdfs, videos and websites. Each toolkit addresses different nutritional topics so that you only need to visit, read or watch what is relevant to you. Written by sports nutrition experts, each toolkit provides specific guidance on how to sustain or improve your rugby performance.
For those new to sports nutrition begin by visiting
Toolkit 1: Nutrition Fundamentals and Toolkit 2: Nutrition for Training.
01. Nutrition Fundamentals
The fundamentals in producing a balanced diet whilst taking into consideration macro and micronutrients and hydration, as well as top tips for health and wellness.
02. Nutrition for Training
How to manage your nutritional needs pre-, during and post-training.
03. Match Day Nutrition
Guidance on how to tailor your nutrition the day before, day of, and day after a match so that you perform optimally.
04. Building the Rugby Body
By knowing how to identify your energy requirements as an athlete this toolkit considers both a “minimiser” and “maximiser” approach to support body composition.
05. Supplements and clean sport
The ‘food first’ approach. This toolkit considers the impact and potential benefits of supplementation, and how to use them correctly and efficiently.
