Prodigious alcohol consumption by Australian rugby league footballers.
As an incidental finding in a general 'life-style' survey, amateur rugby footballers were found to drink prodigious (12-24 schooners per session) quantities of beer. Such drinking was regarded by the players as part of the traditions of mateship associated with the game. The need for intervention is discussed.
Lawson
J S
JS
School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW, 2033, Australia.
Evans
A R
AR