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Madagascar in Pool C for Africa Women’s Sevens

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Madagascar’s women’s rugby sevens team will compete in Pool C of the Africa Women’s Sevens with a younger squad led notably by Sarindra Sahondramalala. The competition is scheduled for November in Kenya, according to L’Express, which describes the selection as aiming for further progress on the continental stage.

Madagascar will compete in Pool C of the Africa Women’s Sevens, a continental women’s rugby sevens competition scheduled for November, L’Express reports. The Malagasy team, known as the Ladies Makis, will enter the tournament with a younger squad.

The team aims to continue its progress in African women’s rugby, according to L’Express. The Malagasy Makis have also been selected to compete at the Mauritius Sevens.

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