. 2020 Jul 16;11:1591. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01591

TABLE 3.

Positional demands for different variables per match during the 2018 Varsity Cup tournament (mean ± standard deviation).

Positional groups	Total distance (m)	High-speed meters (m)	Maximum velocity (m/s)	Match intensity (m/min)	Accelerations (n)	Decelerations (n)	VZ³ (4.45–5.56 m/s)	VZ⁴ (5.57–6.94 m/s)	VZ⁵ (>6.95 m/s)
Forwards	5734.4 ± 693.7	158.1 ± 30.8	6.598 ± 0.944	68.6 ± 9.5	363.8 ± 132.2	358.5 ± 117.7	197.4 ± 48.0	65.15 ± 24.5	27.9 ± 12.7
Backs	6261.6 ± 745.2	459.2 ± 58.7^	7.865 ± 1.001^	72.9 ± 11.4	367.9 ± 114.3	361.7 ± 96.4	305.3 ± 65.4^	158.3 ± 40.6^	71.5 ± 30.8^
Tight Forwards	5352.9 ± 798.6	69.7 ± 22.2	6.066 ± 1.079	66.8 ± 10.4	342.2 ± 142.3	338.4 ± 127.3	259.9 ± 43.7	61.2 ± 18.2	8.5 ± 7.8
Loose Forwards	6115.9 ± 588.8	246.4 ± 39.4	7.129 ± 0.809^a	70.4 ± 8.5	385.5 ± 122.1	378.7 ± 108.1	529.5 ± 52.2^a	199.2 ± 30.6^a	47.2 ± 17.5^a
Half Backs	6620.9 ± 784.4^a	349.3 ± 54.5^a	7.279 ± 0.866^a	77.7 ± 11.6^ab	366.0 ± 115.5	362.8 ± 98.8	760.6 ± 88.7^abcd	291.3 ± 46.4^a	58.0 ± 18.6^a
Inside Backs	6084.6 ± 779.4	471.9 ± 55.8^abc	7.930 ± 0.895^abc	71.2 ± 11.3	363.3 ± 116.2	356.5 ± 98.6	573.9 ± 57.5^a	321.1 ± 37.6^a	150.9 ± 31.9^ab
Outside Backs	6079.5 ± 671.7	556.5 ± 65.8^abc	8.385 ± 1.242^abc	69.7 ± 11.4	374.5 ± 111.2	365.9 ± 91.8	497.0 ± 49.8^a	336.6 ± 37.8^ab	219.9 ± 41.9^abc

,^^{a, b, c, d, e} indicates significant differences. ^ indicates differences for primary positional groups. ^{a, b, c, d, e} indicates differences for secondary positional groups.