Rugby research team find 20-minute exercise plan reduces injury risk

• Pre-match exercise programme takes only 20 minutes• Plan to be rolled out across the country at youth rugby levelA study has found a specific 20-minute exercise programme can reduce injuries in teenage rugby players by more than 70%. Experts from the University of Bath say they are excited by the dramatic findings, which are to set to be implemented across all levels of the community game by the Rugby Football Union before next season.According to the benchmark study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found overall injuries fell by 72% when players completed th…