The Growth and Development of Rugby Union, Once an Amateur Sport.

Mitchell King (3018010)Created by:

Overview

• Introduction• History of Rugby Union• Growth of Rugby Union• Political Influence• Conflict within the code

• Rugby Union as a Business• Sport Tourism• The Rugby World Cup

• For Development and Expansion• Conclusion

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Rugby: Growth has been rapid

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Rugby: Traditionally for the private school elite and upper-middle class

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Money, that’s what they want!

Tug of War: The struggle for power and dominance

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Sport Tourism: A crowd at a regular season game in the UK

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Tug of War: The struggle for power and dominance

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Infrastructure: Minnow nations do not have the money to hold a RWC

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Growth of the game

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