... rationalism, bureaucracy, specialisation, quantification and records. The insight of the classifications will be applied to a development of a sport, this being Rugby Union. Secularism- "Not bound by religious rule". In many of the early cultures physical and sporting activities could not be seen as separate from religion. Gradually over the centuries sport became more secular as society increasingly lost its older form of worship. "Today many people argue that modern day sport acts a new form of religion or quasi religion" (Wesson et al 2000). To be in agreement with Guttmann, modern sports are no longer related to religious beliefs; they are simply a means of entertainment rather than a means of worship. Religion is sacred and supernatural, sport is profane and material, religion is a spirit of service and love for others, sport is spirit of self achievement at the expense of others. I must emphasise that religious ...

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