Rugby in global perspective : playing on the periphery / edited by John Harris and Nicholas Wise.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, John, 1972- editor.

Wise, Nicholas (Nicholas A.), editor.

Series:

Routledge focus on sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rugby Union football--Case studies.

Rugby Union football.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 117 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Contents:

Japan 2019 and the internationalisation of rugby union / John Harris and Nicholas Wise

Challenging the core : the rise of Argentina in international rugby / Nicholas Wise and John Harris

Against all odds : Fijiana's flight from zero to hero in the Rugby World Cup / Yoko Kanemasu and Gyozo Molnar

From past to present : Is there room for professional rugby in the United States of America? / Lindsey Gaston and Lara Killick

Struggling for recognition : developing rugby union in Lebanon / Danyel Reiche and Axel Maugendre

"Moufflons" living precariously : the brief history of rugby union in Cyprus / Mike Rayner

Rugby and sport development in Brazil : from peripheral to centre stage / Gareth Hall and Arianne Reis

Rugby beyond the core in Africa / Nicholas Wise

Rugby towards 2030 / John Harris.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780367335397

0367335395

OCLC:

1102643811