conditioning

In October, second row Itoje was announced among a group of players to sign a landmark Elite Player Squad contract with the RFU, giving the national team greater control over their preparation and conditioning.

“The last three years have not been easy in Germany,” says Joachim Ley, chief executive at Ziehl-Abegg, a manufacturer of ventilation, air conditioning, and engineering systems.

“The vast majority of officers are corrupted as a result of conditioning, manipulation, coercion and blackmail, while being badly trained, poorly led and inadequately supervised,” he adds.

One of the features praised in 1996 was the decision to not install air conditioning.

But even with his new and improved conditioning, Mara is far less agile than Kyle and susceptible to being beaten off the dribble by more athletic counterparts.