LEADER 02621nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910780552203321 005 20230721023512.0 010 $a1-282-03601-7 010 $a9786612036019 010 $a1-4438-0414-2 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004677 035 $a(EBL)1133230 035 $a(OCoLC)815768878 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000291220 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222166 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291220 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248263 035 $a(PQKB)11520021 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1133230 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1133230 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677145 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203601 035 $a(OCoLC)318632962 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB118273 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004677 100 $a20080805d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe changing face of rugby$b[electronic resource] $ethe union game and professionalism since 1995 /$fedited by Greg Ryan 210 $aNewcastle $cCambridge Scholars$d2008 210 1$aNewcastle :$cCambridge Scholars,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84718-530-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aTABLE 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 330 $aIn 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... 606 $aRugby Union football$xHistory 606 $aProfessional sports 606 $aRugby Union football$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aRugby Union football$xHistory. 615 0$aProfessional sports. 615 0$aRugby Union football$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a796.33309049 701 $aRyan$b Greg$f1967-$01526622 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780552203321 996 $aThe changing face of rugby$93768780 997 $aUNINA