WC standard strength and fitness levels?

Im curious to know what sort of strength and fitness levels most of the WC players are at.

Whats the bleep test levels?
Bench press / Squat / Dead lift levels?

And what its like positionally...ie Fly halfs, Props etc.

Anyone any idea...

McCaw did 21 I think.

Biltonbek will provide you with the stats for each player soon along with their diet, inside leg measurements and favourite TV show

i know for u16's wales cap you need to get level 11 on the bleep test- (i got bloody 10 during the fitness tests =( )

yeh so totally irrelavent info there!

RubyGuby wrote:Biltonbek will provide you with the stats for each player soon along with their diet, inside leg measurements and favourite TV show

Dont tempt him heck he might be doing just that right this moment

Heres the minimum standards for the boks from the 2007 RWC:

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/union/testing-springboks.htm

What I find amusing is Props,that can bench press an Elephant,but can`t scrummage worth a damn.
That for all there superior fitness many of them are totally wiped at the 50 minute mark.What will be really interesting,if they can go 120 minutes,then a further 10 minutes sudden death.Then finally compete in a drop goal shoot out to decide the RWC.

If we have a shootout with drop goals or dwarf tossing, I will not be amused. That might be an OK way to end a match in soccer, but not in Rugby.

One alternative I've heard is to start reducing players on the pitch. That way it tests fitness and still maintains that the outcome will be decided with all rugby skills, rather than mimicking football. If you didn't stipulate the positions teams had to remove in order,it would also test out the coaches strategically.

Amused or not,that is the RWC recipe as prescribed for RWc

doctor_grey wrote:If we have a shootout with drop goals or dwarf tossing, I will not be amused. That might be an OK way to end a match in soccer, but not in Rugby.

That's why gatland didn't bring Nuggett on tour because he missed his drop kick in a big final drop-kick-off