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Episode #112

What it takes to win rugby sevens Olympic gold

Craig Twentyman

Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Womens Rugby Sevens


In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens, Craig Twentyman. The first thing to mention is that Craig was part of the team that won gold at the Rio Olympics this year which followed a World Series win in the 15/16 season. What an incredible achievement! After such an amazing summer it was great to get Craig on for a chat.

In this episode you will learn –

  • Who is Craig Twentyman (background, education and current role)
  • The Olympic experience
  • Key learnings from working with females vs males
  • Prescription of key performance variables
  • Key focus points for a strength/power/speed dominant running sport
  • Conditioning for Sevens rugby

Craig can be found on Twitter @craigtwentyman