'allo 'allo Part Deux

The second day at the Wolves HQ just outside Perpignan and another hot day for the players.

9am - After a good nights sleep the day started with a healthy breakfast and a chance for the players to chat over the forthcoming days training.

10.30am - Video session and game strategy meeting for all players.

11am - Board the team bus to travel to the training ground.

11.30am - Arrive at Palau Broncos ground and begin training session, aided by the arrival of Gary Chambers and Richard Marshall. Training is broken up into different sessions of forward play, backline play, kicking and defensive drills. Throughout the session priority is given to rehydration as the temperature hits 30 degrees.

1.15pm - Travel back to team HQ for a rehab session in the pool, prior to nutritional lunch and rub downs.

The rest of the afternoon is spent at leisure with players breaking away into card schools, video games and musical jamming sessions.

7pm - Evening meal and signing session for hotel staff and local amateur rugby clubs.

8.30pm - Players relax and watch engage Super League action on Sky of Leeds v St Helens before retiring to bed.

Players are taking on a minimum of 5 litres of water each per day keep hydrated and the backroom staff are kept busy monitoring individual weights of players to ensure optimum conditioning for game day.