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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456445603321

Titolo

The changing face of rugby [[electronic resource] ] : the union game and professionalism since 1995 / / edited by Greg Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2008

ISBN

1-282-03601-7

9786612036019

1-4438-0414-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RyanGreg <1967->

Disciplina

796.33309049

Soggetti

Rugby Union football - History

Professional sports

Rugby Union football - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

In 1995 rugby union became the last significant international sport to sanction professionalism. To some this represented an undesirable challenge to the traditions of the game. To others the change was inevitable and overdue - an acknowledgment of both the realty of modern sport and the extent to which money had already permeated the game. While there are some commonalities in the response to professional rugby, the contributions to this book, representing almost all of the significant rugby...