Ralf Iwan ist seit 25 Jahren im internationalen Sport in verschiedenen leitenden Funktionen tätig. Mit seiner Agentur 2Kplus Management berät er Sportorganisationen und ist Dozent an verschiedenen Hochschulen zum Thema Sportmanagement.

INHALT
Vorwort von Jan Lüdeke.......................................................................................8
Vorwort von Ralf Iwan........................................................................................10
1 Einleitung ..........................................................................................................14
1.1 Was ist Rugby? ...........................................................................................17
1.2 Kleine Regelkunde ....................................................................................19
1.2.1 Die Spielidee.........................................................................................19
1.2.2 Die Mannschaft ..................................................................................20
1.2.3 Das Spiel beginnt................................................................................21
1.2.4 Die Standardsituationen...................................................................23
1.2.5 Einige interessante Rugbyregeln ..................................................26
1.2.6 Der Schiedsrichter ..............................................................................26
1.2.7 Der Abpfiff............................................................................................27
1.2.8 Das kleine Rugbyglossar .................................................................28
2 Die Entwicklung der Sportart ................................................................32
2.1 Die Anfänge ................................................................................................32
2.2 Eventisierung und Kommerzialisierung................................................34
2.3 Olympia ........................................................................................................36
3 Topnationen im Rugby...............................................................................38
3.1 Traditionell...................................................................................................38
3.1.1 England .................................................................................................38
3.1.2 Irland ......................................................................................................41
3.1.3 Schottland.............................................................................................43
3.1.4 Wales .....................................................................................................45
3.1.5 Frankreich .............................................................................................46
3.1.6 Neuseeland ..........................................................................................47
3.1.7 Australien .............................................................................................51
3.1.8 Südafrika ...............................................................................................53
3.1.9 Argentinien...........................................................................................56
3.2 New Kids on the Block .............................................................................57
3.2.1 USA - die neue Rugbymacht? .......................................................58
3.2.2 China ......................................................................................................60
3.2.3 Japan .....................................................................................................61
3.2.4 Deutschland ........................................................................................63
4 Die internationalen 15er-Ligen.............................................................66
4.1 England - Gallagher Premiership ..........................................................66
4.2 Frankreich - Top 14 ...................................................................................67
4.3 Guinness PRO 14 .......................................................................................68
4.4 Super 14 Rugby...........................................................................................69
5 Topstars des Sports ....................................................................................72
5.1 Dan Carter ...........................................................................................72
5.2 Ritchie McCaw.....................................................................................74
5.3 Mark Ella ...............................................................................................75
5.4 Jonah Lomu .........................................................................................76
5.5 Jonny Wilkinson .................................................................................78
6 Trainer ...............................................................................................................80
6.1 Clive Woodward, England ...............................................................80
6.2 Graham Henry, All Blacks ...............................................................82
6.3 Steve Hansen, All Blacks .................................................................83
6.4 Eddie Jones ..........................................................................................84
7 Manager und Macher..................................................................................86
7.1 David Lord ............................................................................................86
7.2 Brett Gosper..........................................................................................87
8 Internationale Rugbyevents...................................................................90
8.1 Rugby World Cup .......................................................................................90
8.1.1 Geschichte.............................................................................................90
8.1.2 Spielmodus............................................................................................96
8.1.3 Bisherige Sieger ..................................................................................97
8.2 Six-Nations-Turnier ....................................................................................98
8.2.1 Geschichte.............................................................................................98
8.2.2 Spielmodus............................................................................................99
8.2.3 Bisherige Sieger................................................................................ 100
8.3 The Rugby Championship .....................................................................101
8.3.1 Geschichte...........................................................................................101
8.3.2 Spielmodus..........................................................................................101
8.3.3 Bisherige Sieger................................................................................ 102
8.4 Olympische Spiele .................................................................................. 103
8.4.1 Road to Tokio 2020........................................................................ 104
8.5 Rugby World Cup Sevens....................................................................... 105
8.6 Sevens World Series - Turniere rund um den Globus..................... 106
8.7 Hong Kong Sevens - der Klassiker .................................................... 107
9 Rugby in Deutschland ..............................................................................110
9.1 Historie seit 1900 ...................................................................................110
9.2 Zentren in Hannover und Heidelberg.................................................. 111
9.3 Die Wild Rugby Academy.......................................................................112
9.4 Der Blick nach vorne................................................................................114
9.5 Internationales Spitzenrugby in München: Oktoberfest 7s ..........115
10 Rugby sportlich: das Training ..............................................................118
10.1 Sport für jedermann! ..............................................................................118
10.2 Physisches Anforderungsprofil .............................................................119
10.3 Wege zum Rugbysport .......................................................................... 127
10.4 Training ..................................................................................................... 128
11 Ausblick: Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 .........................................130
12 Zukunft des Rugbysports........................................................................134
12.1 Neue internationale Formate .............................................................. 135
World Rugby Nation Championship........................................................... 137
12.2 Deutschland am Scheideweg............................................................... 138
13 Nachspielzeit................................................................................................140
14 Anhang..............................................................................................................142
1 Webseiten der Verbände und Medien................................................ 142
2 Quellen....................................................................................................... 143
3 Literatur...................................................................................................... 146
4 Bildnachweis............................................................................................. 147