How rugby is helping Nairobi’s disadvantaged youths

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How rugby is helping Nairobi's disadvantaged youths

As a country, Kenya may be more well-known for running than rugby, but there's a low-key revolution going on in Nairobi, as the Shamas Rugby Foundation provides a much-needed source of fun and hope for the city's disadvantaged youths.

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How rugby is helping Nairobi's disadvantaged youths

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South Africa's Siya Kolisi attends a training session at the Arcs Urayasu Park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture on September 16, 2019, ahead of the 2019 Japan Rugby World Cup. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Japan supporters celebrate their team's third try during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Japan and Scotland at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on October 13, 2019. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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New Zealand's scrum-half Aaron Smith (C) is hugged by New Zealand's fly-half Richie Mo'unga (2nd R) after scoring a try during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between New Zealand and Ireland at the Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on October 19, 2019. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Japan fan has the national team's jersey painted on as he arrives for the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Japan and Ireland at the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka on September 28, 2019. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

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Wales' back row and captiain Sam Warburton catches the ball during a training session at the Hazelwood training centre in London on September 25, 2015 during the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup. Wales will face England on September 26. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
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CHOFU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 20: A Japan fan poses for a photo outside the stadium prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group A game between Japan and Russia at the Tokyo Stadium on September 20, 2019 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Japan players celebrate after the win over South Africa during the Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool B match between South Africa and Japan at Brighton Community Centre on September 19, 2015 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

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A resident cycles on the street amongst tsunami generated debris in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture on May 6, 2011. The March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami left some 26,000 dead or missing and obliterated whole towns and villages on the northeast coast. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

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