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A preliminary comparative study of rugby and football spectator attitudes towards violence

@article{Slabbert2010APC,
  title={A preliminary comparative study of rugby and football spectator attitudes towards violence},
  author={R. Slabbert and Wilfred Isioma Ukpere},
  journal={African Journal of Business Management},
  year={2010},
  volume={4},
  pages={459-466}
}
Rugby and football (soccer) are both international sports, and economic entities in their own right, as evidenced by the growth in attendance and television viewer ship at the respective World Cups. The issue of sport as catharsis, or conversely, as aggression-generating event, has always been controversial. In order to assess the orientation of rugby and football spectators towards violence, 404 spectators were surveyed. Results indicate significant differences between rugby and football… 
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