RPA Impact & Insights Report - 2025/26 - Report - Page 75
The RPA captured insights from its Men’s PREM membership
in August 2025 on their experience on this vital time of year.
17%
OF PLAYERS
WERE MONITORED
THROUGHOUT
THEIR OFFSEASON.
Player match and training loads are monitored
in a variety of ways, including the usage of GPS
monitoring units to track player movement.
3.
The RPA believes that the player offseason
is an important opportunity for both physical
and mental rest. This is supported by
World Rugby research specifying a right to
disconnect for all players.
35%
WERE MONITORED
TO SOME EXTENT.
4.
Contact training is a necessary activity
to prepare players for matches. The RPA
believes that any unnecessary contact
should be avoided and supports the game’s
commitment to reduce head acceleration
events and concussions.
The pre-season period represents an
opportunity to reduce the amount of head
impact that players are exposed to within
the controllable training environment.
36%
OF PLAYERS
BEGAN CONTACT
TRAINING IN
THEIR FIRST
WEEK BACK
IN PRESEASON.
79%
When surveyed in 2023, 89% of players
believed that contact training should
be regulated.
BEGAN IN THEIR
FIRST 3 WEEKS
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