JINJER wrote:I'd guess this is just the early phase of pre season, I'd assume it will ease off as the training goes on, no one can train to that extent for three months, can they?
i doubt that every member of the squad could keep up the intensity. Brian Smith is probably trying to find out the most "naturally" fittest players pre season, then according to ability the fittest players will form the initial likely team for the start of Super League. once you start playing regularly, barring injury, players will build up "match" fitness and the intensity of training may be lowered for the regular game time players. any squad players not playing regular games of rugby would probably have to keep up with more intense training during the season. playing regularly as well as giving 100% in training to me is one of the best ways of full match fitness if you can avoid injury, unfortunately not all the squad players will get regular game time. that's why good coaches succeed they tend to get the balance right,a good team spirit,fitness and work ethic and of course picking the right players for the job.