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Sables spurred on by hostile reception
Daniel Nhakaniso ·
SABLES team manager Dereck Chiwara believes the hostile reception they received from the Tunisia Rugby Federation has given them the extra motivation they needed for their crucial Rugby Africa Gold Cup against the hosts in Beja on Saturday.
The senior national rugby team endured a nightmarish trip to Tunisia after being delayed for close to seven hours after arrival at the Tunis Carthage International Airport over visa issues before being forced to sleep on the streets in protest after booked into dingy hotel.
Pictures of the Sables players and officials sleeping on the pavements in the streets of capital Tunis drew global outrage, forcing Rugby Africa and Tunisia Rugby officials to apologise.
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