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Vultures find going tough at Africa 7s

Tough run: The 7s team (blue) lost two and won one game in Uganda
Tough run: The 7s team (blue) lost two and won one game in Uganda

The men's 7s rugby team found the going tough during the just-ended World Cup Africa qualifiers held in Uganda.

The Vultures finished 12th out of 14 countries, losing two matches and registering one win. Botswana suffered a heavy 52-0 loss against Madagascar before going down 26-7 to Mauritius in an improved show.

Their final match saw them defeat Cameroon 17-15. At the end of the three games, the Vultures were scheduled to play two more games to decide the overall ranking of each team in the tournament but unfortunately due to heavy rains, only the top four teams were given priority. The Botswana team was forced to settle for rankings based on the games played.

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