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Sevens set to combine

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The Rugby Paper Team
28 May 2017

THE Sevens teams of England, Scotland and Wales are set to combine as Great Britain to allow three opportunities for Team GB to qualify for the Olympics.
Under current rules, the teams who finish in the top four of the Series two years ahead of the Olympics are given automatic qualification.
The three nations would still break away for the 7s World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

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