Rugby Union and Globalization An Odd-Shaped World

In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
Series:Global Culture and Sport
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Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union
Physical Description:XVI, 168 p online resource
ISBN:9780230289710