Enduring injustice: A case study of retirement from professional rugby union

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-35

  McKenna, Jim ^a   Thomas, Howard ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Account making; Career transition; Professional rugby; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845743838     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320601081500     Document Type: Article

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