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8s womens rugby? Our German womens League has just changed from 7s to 8s rugby, whats the difference and where can I get any info?

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Most of the times when we are playing our game and as the Olympics approval of the seven every one wants to put in his share of the joy of our game playing 8's where is going to a change in what we are used to coach an extra player that will facilitate us to reach the perfect seven's ones that has to enter the Olympics.What i would add is the joy of the scrum for the beginners that will have an easy way of detecting and analysing the game easily.I think that's the kind of thinks that one's has to see when people introduce extra joy to rugby 9's ; 10's that has become the favourite of Universities game etc....

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