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In from the side: exile international rugby union players in Britain, blood ties and national identities
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posted on 2018-07-31, 08:46 authored by Gabriel Carroll, Alan BairnerAlan BairnerThis study analyses the experiences of exiles within international rugby union in Britain. The emphasis is on challenging existing sociological assumptions surrounding national identity and sports labour migration. Eight international rugby exiles were invited to take part in semi-structured interviews and several themes emerged. The major findings from the study demonstrate that exiles are subject to an array of cultural attachments and personal experiences which shape their national identities. As migrants, their repositioning in relation to the nation is increasingly deemed to be the norm in rugby union. However, additional influences were also shown to persist to varying degrees.
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School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
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National IdentitiesVolume
21Issue
4Pages
417 - 433Citation
CARROLL, G. and BAIRNER, A., 2018. In from the side: exile international rugby union players in Britain, blood ties and national identities. National Identities, 21 (4), pp.417-433.Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis GroupPublisher statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in National Identities on 19 July 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14608944.2018.1491542.Acceptance date
2018-07-18Publication date
2018-07-19Copyright date
2018ISSN
1460-8944Language
- en