All Blacks S&C Coach Nic Gill Introduces The Bronco Test, The Running Drill The Team Has Been Using To Build Speed And Endurance For 14 Years

Beauden Barrett of the All Blacks runs through drills during a New Zealand All Blacks Training Session at FMG Stadium on September 01, 2022 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Few fitness tests have a name as foreboding as the Bronco. That’s probably because few fitness tests put you flat on your back quite like the Bronco. 

It’s a series of shuttle runs completed as quickly as possible. To finish, you need to cover 1,200m while trying not to take your foot off the gas.