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Old bodies, young hearts: a qualitative exploration of the engagement of older male amateur rugby union players in Taiwan

Eva (Hui-Ping) ChengDepartment of Leisure and Sport Management, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shane PeggSchool of Business, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaView further author information
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Robert StebbinsDepartment of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaView further author information
Pages 549-563 | Received 09 Sep 2014, Accepted 12 Mar 2015, Published online: 11 Apr 2015

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