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

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2008; Newcastle : , : Cambridge Scholars, , 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.33309049
• Soggetto topico: Rugby Union football - History; Professional sports; Rugby Union football - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Libros electrónicos.
• Altri autori: RyanGreg <1967->
• 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: The changing face of rugby
• ISBN: 1-282-03601-7; 9786612036019; 1-4438-0414-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813874703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II