Commonwealth Games 2002: Rugby Sevens: INJURY JINX HITS DAFYDD.

DAFYDD James had to pull out of the Wales Sevens squad yesterday because of a recurrence of the elbow injury that dogged him last season. Swansea's Under-21 international Gareth Swales comes into the squad in place of the British Lion.

"It was a big blow losing Dafydd as he gave us so many options. But Gareth has played on the IRB IRB

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"We are targeting a place in the semi-finals and are looking to win our three pool matches."

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Publication:	The Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Aug 2, 2002
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