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Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 kicks off on Friday, August 20 in London and organisers have announced that the tournament will enjoy record broadcast coverage.

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Women’s rugby and Islam

Rugby and women may not seem an ideal combination in Islamic Iran, but females are enthusiastically taking up the rough sport amid official encouragement for them to participate in physical activities.

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Women’s Rugby Sevens

With the Dubai Rugby Sevens (Dec 3-5 2009) just around the corner, it seems like a good time to introduce the women’s game of sevens to some people who may never have thought of watching or participating. The women’s sevens game has been alive and kicking in the UAE and surrounding Gulf states for some years now and with each year we see better skills, improved players and more entertaining games for spectators.

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Olympic 7s bid heats up

Three leading women’s rugby players are in Copenhagen this week to promote the IRB’s bid for rugby’s inclusion at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Kazakhstan’s Anastassiya Khamova, Australia's Cheryl Soon and Humphrey Kayange of Kenya are in Copenhagen to present to the International Olympic Committee membership on October 9.

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