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Adam Duerson
July 03, 2006
Iran's national soccer team didn't make it out of World Cup pool play, but with a little practice perhaps this club can qualify for the women's rugby World Cup, which begins on Aug. 31 in Edmonton. Women are free to play sports in the Muslim country--these ruggers met at Tehran's Azadi sports complex last week--but being a fan is still frowned upon. Last month the Iranian government renewed a ban on women in the stands at soccer stadiums.
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Iran's national soccer team didn't make it out of World Cup pool play, but with a little practice perhaps this club can qualify for the women's rugby World Cup, which begins on Aug. 31 in Edmonton. Women are free to play sports in the Muslim country--these ruggers met at Tehran's Azadi sports complex last week--but being a fan is still frowned upon. Last month the Iranian government renewed a ban on women in the stands at soccer stadiums.

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