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Late conversion : the impact of professionalism on European rugby union

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Hogan, Vincent (Vincent Peter) 
Massey, Patrick 
Massey, Shane 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3232
Date Issued
07 September 2011
Date Available
14T15:46:59Z October 2011
Abstract
Rugby union only went professional in 1995, much later than other major team sports. League structures and arrangements regarding revenue sharing and salary caps differ between the three main European leagues. We consider the impact of these differences on competitive balance. In addition, unlike soccer, rugby does not require leagues to be organised along national lines, which has enabled the smaller rugby playing countries to establish a joint league. This has prevented a migration of all the best players to larger country leagues as has happened in soccer and resulted in a greater degree of competitive balance in European rugby competitions.
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Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP11/18
Keywords
  • Rugby

  • Economics

Subject – LCSH
Rugby Union football--European Union countries
Professional sports--European Union countries
Professionalism in sports--European Union countries
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Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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