Rugby players don’t just turn into strong, powerful and highly efficient athletes overnight you know, a lot of science and technology goes into their training behind the scenes.
The boys in blue will be strutting their stuff against old rivals Munster at the Aviva Stadium tonight and though it will be all be over in 80 minutes, both sides will have been putting in the hours on the training ground this week in the lead-up to what is always one of the most anticipated games of the season.
Thanks to Samsung and the insight of Leinster Strength & Conditioning/Rehabilitation Coach Stephen Smith we got a look into what exactly goes on behind the scenes at Leinster training in the clip above and the role that technology plays in helping Matt O’Connor’s squad perform to their maximum level week in, week out in what is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world.
