Application to training for each backs position
| Position | Results | Physical demands during the match | Application to training |
| Scrum half (SH) | Total distanceļ¼ Number of accelerations: high (compared with all positions) | Running fitness ability that can cover many travel distances during match. Resistance of lower limbs that can withstand muscle cramps caused by many travel distances and many acceleration times. | Focus on running fitness training among all positions. |
| AZ-3 and SZ-3: high (compared with all positions) | Ability to repeat large acceleration and move at high speed (such as sprint). | Focus on speed and agility training and repeated sprint ability training. | |
| Fly-half (FH) | Total distance and SZ-3: high (compared with forwards) | Running fitness that can cover many travel distances during match. Ability to repeat high speed movement (repeated sprint ability). | Focus on running fitness training compared with backs. Focus on speed and agility training and repeated sprint ability training compared with forwards. |
| Centres (CTBs) | Number of impact: high (compare within backs) | Ability to repeat contacts (contact fitness). Physical to win at contact (increase of skeletal muscle mass, improvement of maximum strength and power). | Compared with other backs, focus on contact fitness training. Weight training aimed at weight gain due to muscle hypertrophy compared with other backs. |
| Wings (WTBs) | SZ-3: high (compared with all positions) | Improvement of maximum speed. Improvement of repeated sprint ability. | Focus on speed & agility training and repeated sprint ability training. |
| Full back (FB) | Total distance: high (compared with all positions) | Running fitness that can cover many travel distances during match. Resistance of lower limbs that can withstand muscle cramps caused by many travel distances and many acceleration times. | Focus on running fitness training among all positions. |
AZ, acceleration zone; SZ, speed zone.