Rugby's rough ride in Estonia

  • 1998-08-13
  • Tricia Cornell
Believe it or not, Estonia is the only Eastern European country without a national rugby team, but the dozen players coming off the practice field in Tallinn recently looked as if they had been training for the championship, as Tricia Cornell reports.Former English national rugby coach Peter Rossborough had nothing but praise for the Estonian men's rugby team after a tough practice."I've seen you all work very hard today," he said.The veteran sportsman's praise is especially significant if you consider that more than two-thirds of the players are total newcomers to the game of rugby. The te...
 
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