home to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games,Court officials in Sochi, with a poisonous cynicism and absence of trust which are socially destructive. interviewer,100,000 interest but still owe them ?George North and Co are leading rugby into the land of giants: Get ready for the Beasts during the Six NationsBy Published: 22:31 GMT 5 February 2015 Updated: 08:04 GMT 6 February 2015When George North made his Test debut for Wales against South Africa in 2010 he provided a giant contrast with the diminutive figure on the opposite wingShane Williams was Welsh rugby's try-scoring darling having dispelled all doubts about his physique by running rings around every other leading nation in the world But that day the 5ft 7in 12-stone phenomenon was overshadowed by his colossal novice team-mate as North scored two tries in his first internationalIt was a sign of things to come for Wales and for the game at large ?? very large in fact??North 6ft 4in tall and 16st 9lb will line up against England at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night as just one of Wales' battery of power runners charged with pounding the visitors into submissionNorthampton's Lions superstar remains an extreme example of the game's growing quest for players of formidable size and strength in all positions but he is by no means an isolated exampleWhat was once a preserve of the front and second rows is found all over the fieldWales in particular have a monstrous back line They go into this championship armed with the imposing North heavyweight centres Jamie Roberts (17st 4lb) and Jonathan Davies (16st 7lb) and another big wing in Alex Cuthbert (16st 3lb) not to mention all the hulking forwards at their disposalBut the trend is global The intention now is to kick down doors rather than unpick locksIn England head coach Stuart Lancaster has had cause to lament the absence of his injured centre from Leicester ?? Manu TuilagiThe Samoan wrecking-ball is an unstoppable force in full flight as the mighty All Blacks found out to their cost in December 2012 when he left their defence in ruins at TwickenhamThe vision of the England management is that one day they will be able to unleash Tuilagi in a midfield partnership with the cross-code sensation from rugby league Sam Burgess who weighs more than 18st Increasingly No 12s and No 13s around the rugby map are going toe-to-toeFrance have the massive Mathieu Bastareaud while New Zealand can blitz opponents with the combined power of Sonny Bill Williams and Ma'a Nonu The sport is changing Players who once ate and drank what they wanted are now obsessive over diet choosing green tea vitamin supplements and energy bars ahead of beer and stodgeIn the gym England's Courtney Lawes regularly squats 170kg (375lb) bench-presses 150kg (331lb) and performs 10 pull-ups with a 50kg (110lb) weight strapped to his waist His body fat is only slightly more than 10 per cent The average man's is 18-24 per cent'A player like North would have a body fat percentage close to single digits' says Rob Palmer head of strength and conditioning at London Irish 'The rule of thumb is to eat two grams of protein per kg of body weight so if a player is 110kg (17st 4lb) that means he wants around 220grams of protein per day ?? that's about five and a half chicken breasts minimum'You still need some body fat to cushion the contact It's not an exact science When Steffon Armitage was at London Irish he was 25 per cent lard but he was still one of the best players in the world'Post game you can get away with a cheat meal ?? a pizza or a KFC ?? but you need to know your limits'Something deep-fried in a bun and covered in mayonnaise isn't exactly dense in nutrients Beer has a slight impact on recovery and drinking during the week would be a definite no-no'These huge players means the style of rugby has changed The key to success particularly at Test level is to dominate the collisionsThe goal now is to breach the gainline and off-load in order that a supporting runner can hurtle clear into spaceNorth is a rare specimen a player with the power to run over rivals and the speed and skill to run around them tooWilliams was once his team-mate now he is an admiring observer 'George changed the way the Wales back line looked' he said 'We'd never had someone of his stature George was already big and strong but the Scarlets and Wales worked to make him faster and more agile Now he is deceptively quick for his size'As a player Williams had to prove repeatedly that he could prosper when surrounded by bigger men but he has seen the emphasis on size becoming ever more dominant'It is quite scary' he said 'I look at these massive players and think 'Was I actually playing against these guys''There aren't too many small guys around The average weight of a player now is probably around 17st so when these guys are running into each other it's like a car crash and there are going to be injuries'The monstrous collisions will add to the tournament's box-office appeal but the hope must be that the force going into them does not lead to another spate of casualtiesThe game has grown Only time will tell whether it has grown too much a bank worker,Robin Rouch.
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