England Rugby wrestling training

Do you want to see the England players have a wrestle? We went behind the scenes at the Rugby World Cup training camp to find out how the squad are using wrestling grappling and fitness drills to get in peak physical condition. England strength and conditioning coach Paul Stridgeon, who competed for England in freestyle wrestling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, explains what's going on.

[@JudoLife]

Judo is also highly relevant for rugby; its all excellent.

[@nabzalrash4955]

Pro Judo yup. Sports for real men

[@TTB0209]

Definitely agree with @Qmqmzpzp England have been playing some of their best rugby under Johnno. I reckon Tindall and Tuilagi are a great partnership in the centre..@Arsenallord123 they're both good players but Tuilagi is a breath of fresh air, not only has he got great strength, he's got great pace and vision as well..I think you'll see the best of him in the RWC.

[@nospeacial]

wolves and wasps , morley and shaw, this guy is a legend.

[@chuffer76]

@FryWhite1990 I know, I was being provocative - I am suggesting that it did little to improve England's game at the RWC.

[@L07EK]

even though i understand you're point, wrestling is fucking insane cardio.

[@scarred10]

They arent doing it for cardio at all, it's for technical tackling.

[@scarred10]

games arent generally won or lost on conditioning at the eliete level.All pro players are fit and strong enough ,tactics ,skill and attitude win games.

[@MrAlepedroza]

I know this comment is really old...but still:
Your argument only works if we assume all the players are equally strong and fit, which is simply NOT true. They're no mass produced robots, some players are much faster, explosive, perceptive or stronger than others.
That's why it always help for the guys to be individually as fit as possible. It all adds up and strengthens the collective.

[@wo0dy]

@lukacanodb white guy is Matt Banahan, black guy is Manu Tuilagi

[@ifyouseekay1000]

@frywhite1990 do many elite teams do wrestling practices?

[@devout666]

'The Rope'

[@Danimal13]

@matt1fat never heard of tom johnson, wat position?

[@Themattymargetts21]

LOL Matt Banahan VS Manu Tuilagi, that would be a good match

[@babyskate01]

@lukacanodb matt banahan i think

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

Their coach looks like Tom Hanks...

[@Danimal13]

@matt1fat ohh yeah him i remember now, he is quality and come to think of the squad i dont think that manu should be there he is just one dimentional and cant pass or kick, trinder who played outside in the churchill cup played excelent showing his speed skill and kicking ability aswell as farrell the under 21 world cup fly half and center for saries he has shown great skill and ability to compete at the highest level, personally martin johnson should have the sack

[@lukacanodb]

1:15 what`s the name of the tattooed guy?

[@mynameismom574]

Who's the big guy with the tats at 1:14

[@tuhaks]

@ifyouseekay1000 The All Blacks do it all!!

[@neilsmith2009]

rugby > football / wrestling > rugby :)

[@Taischen]

Well sorry, Mr perfect. happy now? XD

[@dYnom88t77000]

Rugby > Wrestling > Football > Poop > Futbol aka soccer

[@glennquagmire6876]

Ur funny

[@sanginkoyee]

booby you are badly misssed mann .. come down to php .. when ever you got chance ...

[@223cameron]

tuilagi vs banahan loool

[@HighRenaissanceMan]

Your punctuation is still wrong.

[@mollers92]

Time better spent on rugby skills surely...

[@chuffer76]

I know, my comment was a sarcastic one given the poor performance of the English side in the world cup.