Coopetition: cooperation among competitors to enhance applied research and drive innovation in elite sport

Affiliations

• ¹ Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK c.ramirez@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
• ² England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK.
• ³ Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union Football Club, Leeds, UK.
• ⁴ Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
• ⁵ Leeds Rhinos Rugby League club, Leeds, UK.
• ⁶ Scottish Rugby Union, Edinburgh, UK.
• ⁷ Rugby Union of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
• ⁸ Rugby Football Union, London, UK.
• ⁹ Federation Francaise de Rugby, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
• ¹⁰ English Institute of Sport, Manchester, Manchester, UK.
• ¹¹ Welsh Rugby Union, Cardiff, UK.
• ¹² Federazione Italiana Rugby, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
• ¹³ School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
• ¹⁴ Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.