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depending on the position Rugby players need many different characteristics in order to to perform at the highest level:

Frontrow; all need to be heavy and hard to move with wide sholders. All need to be fairly squat with powerfull legs to drive in the scrum and rucks. Hookers need to be more agile then props, these days hookers are lean and muscular but similar weight to that of a back rower, they need sharp minds and skill with ball in hand. Some one like Szarzewski has the ideal build.

Second row; need to be the tallest players on the pitch as they are usually lifted in line outs and their height gives them excellent leaverage in scrums when driving. It is usefully if they are aggressive, and powerful but to be honest their specific jobs don't require much jsut someone tall and strong. Never the less the second rows must be able tocarry th bll ruck and tackle just as well as anyone else on the pitch.

Backrow; usually about 6ft- 6ft6 is the range of the average back rowers. Thwy must all be keen ball cariers and physically capable of making it over the gain line, this requires powerful legs and a strong upper body combined with a decent amount of weight to provide the moementum.

Scrum half; often the smallest player on the pitch, physical requirements are power ful sholders chest lats and arms as the scrum half must be able to pass overgreat distances when needed, it is also usefull if they have quick feet and powerful legs to jink out of any situations when a 6ft 7 second row is chagring towards them.

Flyhalf; physically doesnt require much muscle as the flyhalf controlls the movement of the ball, this means kicking for territory and exploiting a 3 on two are his areas of expertise, although they do not physically require much muscle it is usefull in defense and when he decides to take a chance on his own

Inside centre; needs to be big fairly tall but muscley and powerful in order to take the crash balls off ten. He also needs strong legs in order to build moementum an aintain seed

Outside centre, needs to be more mobile then the inside as they usually exploit gaps and holes leftby wingers therefore they can be less big but just as powerful and quick

Wing; depending on te tye o wingr you need then they can be a number fo different types, forexample typicaly thyare small but quick and jinky able to move their own body wegh extremly well where as someone like jonah lomu was 6 ft 5 and didn't bother tryingto get around them simply run over them mch like banahan these days.

Full back requires the same physicall presence as a outside centre, only they liek to run around a bit mro ad show off so more orless same shape jsut dfferent types of ply

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