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p17 2_Layout 1 7/21/14 9:02 PM Page 1 TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 SPORTS NZ seek to extend Photo of the day rugby stranglehold GLASGOW: New Zealand will seek to respectively, while other World Series regu- extend their stranglehold on the lars in Samoa, England, Kenya, Wales and Commonwealth Games rugby sevens for a Canada will be determined to challenge fifth successive time when it gets under the dominance of the mighty Sevens All way at Ibrox Stadium, their bid boosted by Blacks. The beauty of the Commonwealths the absence of arch-rivals Fiji. means there are also places for the unher- The All Blacks have won all four previous alded likes of Malaysia, Nigeria, Trinidad Commonwealth sevens tournaments, dat- and Tobago, and Uganda. ing back to the Jonah Lomu-inspired tri- Stalwart DJ Forbes, along with Sherwin umph in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, and have Stowers and Tim Mikkelson plus World Cup since dominated the IRB Sevens World winners Declan O’Donnell and Pita Ahki, Series of a sport which will be included in headline the New Zealand team coached the Rio Olympics in 2016. by veteran Gordon Tietjens. “For 16 years now Rugby Sevens has “Winning a gold medal at a enjoyed being a key part of the Commonwealth Games is very special,” said Commonwealth Games,” said Bernard Tietjens. “There is nothing better than see- Lapasset, president of rugby union’s world ing a player being presented with a gold governing body, the IRB. medal and listening to the anthem. “To compete alongside their compatri- “I am confident if these guys can per- ots in a multi-sport environment is a matter form to the best of their ability and be on of huge pride and honour for our rugby top of their game we can go very well.
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