Backs will be involved in about 120 impacts (or collisions, eg. a tackle, ruck/maul or hitting the ground) per match. Unsurprisingly, forwards win this particular battle with roughly 300 per match, with on average a quarter having a g-force greater than 8 (the most extreme roller-coaster in the world pulls about 6.3g!). Oddly enough, 65% of such impacts came in the second half, but perhaps that is due to teams defending leads and play being more continuous…….. for the full article CLICK HERE
