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India wants to take rugby union the IPL way. Here’s the who and why

Zoe Samios

Rugby and Bollywood are two words rarely used in the same sentence, but they were this week when India unveiled one of the sport’s biggest shakeups in decades.

Rugby India, the sport’s governing body in the world’s most populous country, plans to launch a Rugby 7s competition that will try to emulate the global success of cricket’s Indian Premier League.

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Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian. Connect with Zoe on Twitter. Email Zoe at zoe.samios@afr.com

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