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  1. Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, LS6 3QS, UK

    Sarah Whitehead, Kevin Till, Dan Weaving & Ben Jones

  2. Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK

    Sarah Whitehead, Kevin Till, Dan Weaving & Ben Jones

  3. Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union Club, Leeds, UK

    Kevin Till & Ben Jones

  4. The Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK

    Ben Jones

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Sarah Whitehead, Kevin Till, Dan Weaving and Ben Jones have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this letter.

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Whitehead, S., Till, K., Weaving, D. et al. Authors’ Reply to Carling et al: Comment on: “The Use of Microtechnology to Quantify the Peak Match Demands of the Football Codes: A Systematic Review”. Sports Med 49, 347–348 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-1028-8

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