In this pilot episode of the podcast, Paige Hawkins and Lauren Ryan interview Dr Nick Wilson about his paper:

Wilson, Nick. (2018). The portable locker room: Language, space and place in rugby pre-match interaction. Communication and Sport 6: 547-569.

0:51 Nick talks about his paper: “The Portable Locker Room. Language, Space, and Place in Rugby Pre-match Interaction”. He discusses his experience undertaking the research involved in the paper.

3:15 Balancing between the role of participant versus observer, the struggle to maintain the analytic lense.

6:05 What kind of rituals and routines were observed on match days.

12:40 The tolerance of violence, pain and injury in rugby.

14:45 The idea of territoriality and the implications of playing at “home” or “away”.

20:40 What is “Front Stage” and “Back Stage” in the context of a rugby club.

23:54 Organizational hierarchy, leadership, and social themes and language.

29:04 What happens when a leader departs a group. The traits of a leader.

The paper can be read at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2167479517734849