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Getting ready for Rio

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Japan's sevens women's rugby team players Raichieru Miyo Bativakalolo (top), Yuka Kanematsu and Wasana Fukushima (bottom) take part in a training session for the Rio Olympic Games in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.

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There is something strangely alluring about this picture..

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Makes me think of a pro wrestling match "And she i going for a frog splash!" ;)

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This looks like it is going to end painfully.

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I think it's that thing where the bottom rolls and the top bounds over like a frog. Didn't know women's rugby exists. Gotta admire women who choose a sport where they could get their noses disfigured, teeth knocked out, and ears cauliflowered.

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DB, You beat me to it I thought it was pro wrestling practice!

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Actually Jalapeno, 7's rugby is a very fast end to end passing game which I think are just 15 minutes a half. Chances of getting seriously hurt, disfigured or cauliflower ears are very unlikely in this version of the game. Speed and quick passing are the skills involved rather than tackling. Like touch rugby on steroids. For the men's version they go on a world tour of tournaments where spectators dress up in fancy dress and get royally drunk.

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That is quite some name.

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