Match Day Meals! – How to fuel your body on match day
When it comes to fuelling your body for a rugby game, the prominent focus should be carbs. Why? Because carbohydrates are our bodies primary fuel source for energy, of which you’ll need a lot of during an intense 80 minute rugby match.
Ideally you need to ensure you are consuming adequate amounts of carbs the day before a match, but for the purposes of this article I am going to make some recommendations on what you can eat on match day to ensure you are fuelled up, then what you can eat/drink post match for optimal recovery.
But how do I know? Well my background is in sports nutrition, and I was also chief cook (and head cheerleader) to my ex rugby player boyfriend. I spent 4 years preparing various pre and post match meals, so I’ve sussed out some of the best meals and snacks.



5pm – Immediately post match you want to get in some fast acting protein such as a whey protein based shake.

Now whilst I do know a lot about fuelling the body for exercise and I make a mean protein cheesecake, I know very little about the rules of a rugby match. So I’m off to read Maxinutrition’s Ultimate Bluffers Guide to Rugby so at least I can pretend to understand when the ref’s whistle goes…
