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A three day Rugby Sevens tournament kicked off in Sydney as a part of the HSBC World Seven Series. 16 international Men's and 12 international Women's teams compete at the tournament through pool and knockout matches. Russian national women's team had three games on Friday and is playing three games today. We talked to Alena Mikhaltsova, a team captain.


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By Svetlana Elgina

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A three day Rugby Sevens tournament kicked off in Sydney as a part of the HSBC World Seven Series. 16 international Men's and 12 international Women's teams compete at the tournament through pool and knockout matches. Russian national women's team had three games on Friday and is playing three games today. We talked to Alena Mikhaltsova, a team captain.



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