体坛英语资讯：Africa to stage first ever women 15s rugby World Cup qualifiers in Johannesburg
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 20-- <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="s">s</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9-17 <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span>.</p><p><span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="side">side</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="fifteens">fifteens</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p><span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="Sadleir">Sadleir</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="missed">missed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="A">A</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="values">values</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aligned">aligned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="family">family</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sadleir">Sadleir</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sadleir">Sadleir</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="established">established</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="whilst">whilst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="repechage">repechage</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="victorious">victorious</span>.</p>
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