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Black Ferns star Sarah Hirini: 'I'll train on Christmas Day'

Sarah Hirini (captain).
New Zealand v Great Britain, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Rugby Women's Pool A match at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on Thursday 29th July 2021.
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Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has just returned from Cape Town where she led her team to victory in a tournament there. It adds to a stacked trophy cabinet that includes Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medals, sevens world championships and two World Cups in the 15-a-side game. The team now takes a break before resuming in Perth at the end of January but Sarah Hirini says she'll be training on Christmas and New Year's day.