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Israel Folau and Scott Sio all being
sidelined with injury. This means
that injury prevention is an
important consideration in the
team’s overall preparations.
“We have always been focused
on reducing injuries, so prevention
is just part of our make-up in
the Wallabies training program.”
Masters says. “Identifying athletic
weakness or dysfunction, putting
a plan in place that rectifies, and
then testing that athlete again
is key to performance training.
Maximising the time on the training
field of every player will result
in performance increases both

individually and as a team.”

Recovery is also extremely

important, with the team’s mantra

being: “Train hard, recover harder.”

As part of this, nutrition is a huge

component of recovery, as well

as preparation for the gruelling

series of games ahead.

“Eating very clean, unprocessed

foods, focusing on the specific

requirements of each athlete,

is the key,” Masters says. As

for supplements: “The process

of ergogenically improving the

results of an athlete in training and

performance is the key component

here. Identifying the supplements

that each athlete needs to do

this is the challenge and skill our

nutritionists have with our athletes.”

Beyond training, nutrition and

adequate recovery is one last key

element – determination. It will be

a very determined green and gold

squad heading into the Wallabies vs.

England test series with a shared

goal: to prove the doubters wrong

and send Eddie Jones and his Red

& Whites back home to Old Blighty

with their tails between their legs.

You can catch all of the Wallabies’ games

on Fox Sports and Network Ten.

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RUGBY TRAIN

David Pocock, Scott Sio, Tevita

Kuridrani and Sam Carter head out

bush for some hard-core training.