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By Debrin Foxcroft/Missourian

May 20, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT

After two hours of training, freshhman Liz Pettit sprawls out on Epple Field. The twice-weekly practicces, led by Irish-born coach Nick Power, involve running, drills and practicing the individual parts of the rugby game.

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