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Carter, Mo’unga, Cooper, Libbok: Meet the S&C guru behind rugby’s elite No.10s
Dan Carter’s discipline. Richie Mo’unga’s energy. Quade Cooper’s edge. Kintetsu Liners’ head strength and conditioning coach Takeshi Sakaguchi has trained elite number 10’s and he’s just started working with Springboks Manie Libbok. In this exclusive RugbyJP.com interview, Sakaguchi explains how Japanese rugby is evolving and why consistency, detail and mindset define world-class players.  Sakaguchi has established himself as a go-to authority on strength and conditioning i

Mark Pickering
10 hours ago7 min read
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