Physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................ II
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................ III
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... VI
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... XI
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................. XII
CHAPTER ONE : STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................... 5
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................... 6
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS ........................................................................................... 7
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................ 8
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY .................................................................................. 8
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................... 9
1.8 TERMINOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER TWO : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................................ 13
2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 13
2.2 WOMEN’S RUGBY UNION ....................................................................................... 13
2.2.1 Women’s Club Rugby ....................................................................................... 14
2.2.2 Provincial Women’s Rugby .............................................................................. 16
2.2.3 International Women’s Rugby .......................................................................... 17
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