In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than acentury as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the sportin the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union. INDICE: - Introduction - Where and Why Rugby Matters - The Rugby World Cup- Power Shifts: From League to Union - The Rugby Player as Celebrity - PlayerMigration in the Professional Age - The Migration of Coaches in Rugby Union -Passports of Convenience - The Lions Roar - Flattening the Rugby World -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22931-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 03/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés