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Students discuss a rugby match to understand its world implications. In this rugby lesson, students read and analyze primary documents to find how sports effect world relations.  Students answer critical thinking questions related to the document.

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rugby, primary sources, primary source analysis

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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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