Preparing for the rugby league World Cup; recovery, travel and getting the details right with Rich Hunwicks (Head of Performance at Catalan Dragons)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Performance at Catalan Dragons, Rich Hunwicks. Rich is someone I have got to know very well over the last 2 years with his involvement at the Rugby Football League while I was working with Catapult. Rich is such a genuine guy and very well respected in the world of rugby league in both the UK and Australia. This episode has been a long time coming but I was so glad to get it done and have a really good chat. If you are interested in rugby league, episodes with Andrew Gray, Lachlan Wilmot and Paul Devlin may also be of interest. Enjoy this episode with Rich Hunwicks.

• Who is Rich Hunwicks (education, background, current role)
• RFL
  • World Cup prep (pre travel)
    • Details (sleep, nutrition etc)
  • World Cup (in Oz)
    • Recovery between games
    • Dealing with long travel
    • Fusing the physical and tactical/technical
  • League wide wearables deal
• Catalan
  • Working and living in France
  • Working closely with head coach
    • Fusing the physical and tactical/technical
  • What does training look like?
• UKSCA
  • Where are we at?

Rich can be found on Twitter @richhunwicks

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Enjoy

PP