TY - JOUR
T1 - Science and rugby union
AU - Mellalieu, Stephen
AU - Trewartha, Grant
AU - Stokes, Keith
PY - 2008/5/20
Y1 - 2008/5/20
N2 - Since the declaration by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in August 1995 that the game of rugby union would become professional, the sport has undergone considerable change both on and off the field. Indeed, the recent 2007 Rugby World Cup in France was the world's third largest sporting event after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, attracting over two million spectators and viewed by a worldwide audience of over three billion people. Such is the nature of the sport that lucrative contracts are now attainable for elite players, coaches, and management staff. Indeed, domestic clubs and national governing bodies have been compelled to amend both their playing and business strategies to compete with performance standards at the highest level. The last decade has therefore been a period of enormous change, as the sport has adapted to its new professional structure (McMillan,
AB - Since the declaration by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in August 1995 that the game of rugby union would become professional, the sport has undergone considerable change both on and off the field. Indeed, the recent 2007 Rugby World Cup in France was the world's third largest sporting event after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, attracting over two million spectators and viewed by a worldwide audience of over three billion people. Such is the nature of the sport that lucrative contracts are now attainable for elite players, coaches, and management staff. Indeed, domestic clubs and national governing bodies have been compelled to amend both their playing and business strategies to compete with performance standards at the highest level. The last decade has therefore been a period of enormous change, as the sport has adapted to its new professional structure (McMillan,
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U2 - 10.1080/02640410701819099
DO - 10.1080/02640410701819099
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 18569544
AN - SCOPUS:46649103838
SN - 0264-0414
VL - 26
SP - 791
EP - 794
JO - Journal of Sports Sciences
JF - Journal of Sports Sciences
IS - 8
ER -