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No bars to Uruguay’s rugby inmates

A prison guard looks on as inmates at a Montevideo prison take part in a rugby training session. (Photo: AFP)

MONTEVIDEO – The smiles of the tryscorers and the grimaces of the tackled are the same as you will find on any rugby field in the world.

There is one big difference though in these training sessions in Montevideo, namely the wire fences, security guards and grey, unforgiving prison walls.

In Uruguay, rugby is becoming an institution within the…

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