Lighter loads, fewer days and more care than ever before: how Super League clubs are preparing their players for 2021 in pre-season training

They are the days a rugby league player dreads. The early starts in the dark, the sub-zero temperatures and the prospect of endless running back and forth: but this year, pre-season for a Super League player has a somewhat different feel to it. After a gruelling season last year, when players sacrificed themselves for the…