South Africa’s rugby administrators are facing increased criticism for their failure to shed its white image. The tone of the debate is different this time, amid growing protests against inequality.
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The attempt to hand-off unofficial advertising during the RWC failed.
It’s all about the Antipodes in the Halloween final.
Regardless of the World Cup final result, rugby union is dwarfed by the three other major football codes in Australia’s competitive football landscape.
What values can top-level rugby share with the wider population?
Teams from which half of the planet tend to dominate when it comes to winning games in the Rugby World Cup?
Did you know Scotland were going to lose, or was it just hindsight bias?
It’s impossible to police a scrum properly, and the consequences of the wrong decision are simply too great.
Which team you support in sport can depend on many things. But who should you barrack for in this packed weekend of sport if none of your favoured teams are in any of the games?
Increasing rugby in schools could be a danger to children – without effective safety systems in place.
Most sports fans will enjoy a drink or a flutter during the Rugby World Cup, but the sport should not encourage risky behaviour.
The psyche of defeat is linked to various things: the team’s maturity, captaincy, level of preparedness, confidence in coaching staff and personality characteristics of individual team members.
Research shows that family has an important role in getting children to play sport and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the Rugby World Cup.
Even if England lose on the pitch, they’ll be winners off it – hosting history at such little expense is a win-win.
Rugby is often seen as the clash of the giants and this year’s Rugby World Cup includes some mighty players. But there’s more to winning a game than just brute force.
The short and long-term impact of hosting the Rugby World Cup for the whole of the UK.
Many nations contesting the Rugby World Cup are fielding ‘ring-ins’ from other countries. The rules allowing this reflect the difficulty of balancing national team integrity and development.
When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 the country felt invincible and united. Twenty years later it is going through a tumultuous time which is even affecting its attitude to the Springboks.
Everything you need to know about rugby’s biggest event.
The history and culture of rugby’s most famous tradition.
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Associate Dean Research, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Limpopo
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Professor in Sports Ethics, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Victoria University
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Exercise and Sport Physiology, Director of Research Operations at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Director, Centre for Sports Business, University of Salford
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Executive Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Surrey Business School, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics, University of Bath
