well,continuing on my quest for rugby perfection,i hit the gym,and running trak over the summer,gaining quite a bit of muscle and managing to break into the county 100m team.however,i am 14,and only 5'5!this Is,i think,an average height, but I would like to reac 6 foot,is there anything I can do to reach this?well,continuing on my quest for rugby perfection,i hit the gym,and running trak over the summer,gaining quite a bit of muscle and managing to break into the county 100m team.however,i am 14,and only 5'5!this Is,i think,an average height, but I would like to reac 6 foot,is there anything I can do to reach this?

There is no need to worry about your height. As you said your only 14, so you probably have a bit more growing to do yet. However, if you are really adamant on getting as tall as possible I recommend maintaining a good balanced diet and plenty of exercise (which you are already doing). You'll get there, no worries.

Ben, just stay alive, and you are sure to grow taller! No guarantee of reaching 6 feet, but hey, no worries! There are plenty of rugby players under 6 feet tall. Grant Batty played 56 matches for New Zealand, and he was 5'5" in adulthood!

Stand on tippy-toes!

Sup guys Ben, what are the heights of your parents??? and to help your height growth, not increase it - eat healthy and exercise

Hey ben, im 13 and im 5'7 or somewhere near to that. It sounds like your very dedicated to rugby as so am I! Well to get taller is a combination of getting long sleep and the obvious one is a growth spurt. Last year when i was playing rugby i was a lot slower now that i have had a huge growth spurt i am now way quicker i lost about 2 secs in 100m sprints. So, all you can really do is have long sleeps and wait for your growth spurt it will happen don't worry! Keep up the good work, Ben