The influence of foreign players on the transformation of Japanese rugby over the last three decades.

This thesis explores the influence of foreign players on the transformation of Japanese rugby over the last three decades. Foreign players first had an impact in company league teams and, more latterly, have also played with distinction in the Japanese national team. Using historical materials and i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakata, Hiroshi
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Department of Sociology and Anthropology 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2277