Focused for Rugby

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Nicholls, Adam R.

Focused for rugby / Adam Nicholls, Jon Callard.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-4504-0212-5 (soft cover) -- ISBN 1-4504-0212-7 (soft cover) 1. Rugby football--Psychological aspects. 2. Rugby football--Training. I. Callard, Jon, 1966- II. Title.

GV945.85.P75N54 2012

796.333’8--dc23

2011047312

ISBN-10: 1-4504-0212-7 (print)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4504-0212-5 (print)

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