Are there still social barriers to women's rugby?

Joncheray, Hélène; Tlili, Haïfa

doi:10.1080/17430437.2012.753528

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“…As Mennesson (2000: 31) showed with regard to boxing, 'the entry of women into the world of boxing depends on (…) the inculcation of a competitive sporting ethos during the primary stage of socialization'. But, as we had already found in research on French women playing rugby in the first division (Joncheray and Tlili, 2013), our sample did not fully confirm Mennesson's second necessary but insufficient condition, i.e. 'involvement in traditionally masculine games and sports during childhood' (Mennesson, 2000: 31).…”

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“…I fidgeted too much, I couldn't stand still' (interview 9) -and unsuccessfully -'I was out of sync with the others, I bowed to the audience when nobody had yet (laughs), I did not follow the same pace' (interview 4). As with French first-division female players (Joncheray and Tlili, 2013), we come to conclusions that differ from those of Louveau and Davisse (1998: 119), who wrote that for women to succeed in a 'masculine' sports activity, they should learn beforehand how to simulate behaviours through activities like dancing.…”

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“…For some of the players (5 out of 12 interviewed players), rugby union was a little-known activity up to the age of 17–18, when it was proposed, if not imposed, upon their entry into university. Although they engaged in the game relatively late (Chu et al, 2003; Joncheray and Tlili, 2013) their success was swift, which certainly contributed to the fact that they continued the activity and quickly accessed high-level competition. For some of the players, choosing to start playing rugby is the result of a combination of circumstances: ‘I fell into rugby in Sport Sciences, at university, I was 18 years old.…”

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Identity socialization and construction within the French national rugby union women’s team

Joncheray

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Richard

2014

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The goal of this article is to present the output of a study on women who play rugby union at international level. This article aims to uncover the steps in their sport socialization-in rugby among others-and to understand how these women construct their identities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 players from the French national rugby union women's team. First, the results show that the players have varied sport and rugby socializations. Sport socialization happened at an early age for most of the players, but two different subgroups seem to emerge vis-à-vis rugby socialization: members of the second underwent socialization through their family for many years, while members of the other were not as exposed to rugby. As far as the identity question is concerned, the players present different constructions vis-à-vis social norms. The results show that a majority of women say they do not feel the need to meet social norms said to be feminine, while others want to in order to free themselves from the masculine identity caused by the fact that they play rugby. Lastly, some of the players set limits on this double identity, which is sometimes identified as a constraint.

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Identity socialization and construction within the French national rugby union women’s team

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Richard

2014

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…Ainsi, alors que les enfants de notre échantillon prennent, en moyenne, leur première licence rugbystique à 7,6 ans -ce qui correspond aussi à l'âge moyen auquel les garçons sont inscrits au rugby -, les filles le font un peu plus d'un an après soit à 8,8 ans. Ce résultat peut être associé à la présence de freins sociaux toujours présents quant à la pratique par des filles et/ou des femmes d'un sport étiqueté masculin (Joncheray et al, 2016 ;Joncheray, Laporte, Tenèze, 2015 ;Joncheray et Tlili, 2013 ;Mennesson, 2005).…”

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Le monde de l’Ovalie et ses espaces

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Sudre²,

Lech³

2017

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Revue en ligne : http://norois.revues.org www.pur-editions.fr Le monde de l'Ovalie et ses espaces Les conditions d'entrée dans la pratique de jeunes sportifs The World of French Rugby and its Spaces. Young Sportspersons' Conditions for Entry Hélène Joncheray a , David Sudre b et Antoine Lech cRésumé : En France, la géographie du rugby à XV présente une prégnance forte dans le Sud-Ouest, où les licenciés sont surreprésentés au regard des autres régions. L'article interroge l'influence de cette particularité régionale sur les conditions d'entrée dans la pratique des jeunes joueurs de rugby. En d'autres termes, l'objectif principal de l'article est de saisir les différentes modalités d'accès au rugby au regard de la région de pratique. L'enquête, menée par questionnaires, a permis d'interroger 2 455 enfants âgés de 9 à 11 ans. Les résultats montrent que la spécificité géographique du rugby a peu d'influence sur les conditions d'entrée dans la pratique de ces jeunes joueurs. Ainsi, si des différences régionales sont observées, elles ne sont pas liées au caractère dit rugbystique des espaces en question.

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“…This range of emotional responses is no doubt related to issues of interactional justice and legitimacy related to the continual struggle of women's teams/leagues to obtain: adequate spectator attendance; media coverage and sponsorship (Allison, 2017;Fink, 2015); equal/equitable remuneration and treatment (Andersen and Loland, 2017;Hendrick, 2017); job security/ playing contracts (Willson et. al., 2017); and community concerns about women's physical capability and the risk of injury when women compete at a professional level 2 (Joncheray and Tlili, 2013). The sustainability of women's professional team sport has been questioned in light of the failure of many new leagues (Allison, 2016).…”

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