The Rugby World in the Professional Era

Introduction (Tony Collins and John Nauright)

Part 1: Professional Rugby On and Off the Field

1. Professional Rugby and Irish Society 1995-2015 (Liam O'Callaghan)

2. Cows in the Heartland: New Zealand Rugby and Rural Change in the Professional Era (Greg Ryan)

3. The World Comes to One Country: Migration, Cultures and Professional Rugby in France (Philip Dine)

4. Cultural Diversity in Action: Developing and Engaging Effective Responses within Rugby Union in Australia (Jioji Ravulo)

5. The Maori All Blacks and Ethnicity in Aotearoa/New Zealand in the Professional Era (Farah Palmer)

6. The Impact of the Professional Era on Pacific Islands Rugby (Robert Dewey)

7. The Globalisation of Rugby 7s: From Novelty to the Olympic Games (Jeremy Stewart and Marc Keech)

8. The Rugby World Cup As Global Mega Event (Kamilla Swart)

Part 2: Rugby Cultures and Representation in the Professional Era

9. Making Men in the 21st Century: Metrosexuality and Bromance in Contemporary Rugby (Adam White and Eric Anderson)

10. The Road From Wigan Pier: Professional Rugby and the Changing Dynamics Between Wales and England (John Harris)

11. 'When Jerseys Speak': Contested Heritage and South African Rugby (Marizanne Grundlingh)

12. Performativity, Identities and Rugby From Field to Stage in the New South Africa (Carla Lever)

13. Dressed for Success: Historicizing Nelson Mandela's Involvement in the 1995 Rugby World Cup (Albert Grundlingh)