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Rugby is often played in the wealthy areas outside of Zimbabwe's major cities.
津巴布韋主要城市郊外富裕地區的人們經常打橄欖球。
Now the sport has moved into poor areas where young women are playing to escape from poverty and early marriage.
如今，這項運動已經進入了貧困地區，那里的年輕女性為了擺脫貧困和早婚而選擇打橄欖球。
Organizers of the rugby clubs say playing rugby will not ease their economic struggles.
橄欖球俱樂部的組織者說，打橄欖球不會緩解他們的經濟困境。
But, they hope it can provide a place for young women to go instead of spending time in the streets.
但是，他們希望打橄欖球能為年輕女性提供一個去處，而不是流落街頭。
Zimbabwe's economy is weak.
津巴布韋的經濟疲軟。
There are fewer jobs than before.
就業機會比以前少了。
And the value of Zimbabwean money is falling fast.
津巴布韋的貨幣正在迅速貶值。
The area of Domboshava is only 27 kilometers from Harare, the capital city.
東博沙瓦地區距離首都哈拉雷只有27公里。
It is a center for the transportation of farm produce like vegetables and fruit.
它是蔬菜和水果等農產品的運輸中心。
But the area is also a center for sex work where young girls would make as little as two dollars.
但該地區也是性工作的中心，在那里，年輕女孩的收入只有兩美元。
Takudzwa Ngirazi coaches the all-female Zimbiru Academy Rugby Club in Domboshava.
Takudzwa Ngirazi是東博沙瓦津比魯女子學院橄欖球俱樂部的教練。
He said he wanted the girls "to stay away from the streets."
他說，他希望女孩們“遠離街頭”。
Caroline Makari is the 46-year-old team manager.
46歲的卡羅琳·馬卡里是球隊經理。
She said, "If (the girls) are training four days a week and they have a game on Saturday, it gives them very little time to think about anything else."
她說：“如果女孩們一周訓練四天，周六有一場比賽，那她們就沒有時間考慮其他事情了?！?/p>
Twenty-year-old Bridget Magasu is one of the players on the Zimbiru team.
20歲的布里奇特·馬加蘇是津比魯隊的球員之一。
Most of the young women are from poor families.
大多數年輕女性來自貧困家庭。
Many had never touched a rugby ball a few years ago.
許多人在幾年前從未接觸過橄欖球。
Now Zimbiru is part of a 15-team league.
如今，津比魯隊是一個由15支球隊組成的聯盟的一部分。
Magasu spoke with reporters from Reuters during practice at the Zimbiru Primary School in Domboshava.
馬加蘇在東博沙瓦的津比魯小學訓練時接受了路透社記者的采訪。
"Rugby has changed my life because I spend most of my time at the ground. This protects me (from) other social ills like drugs and substance abuse," she said.
她說：“橄欖球改變了我的生活，因為我大部分時間都在球場上度過。這使我免受毒品和藥物濫用等其他社會弊病的侵害?！?/p>
Their training sessions include running, passing and fighting for the ball called a "scrum."
她們的訓練課程包括跑步、傳球和爭搶球。
Since there is little to no financial support for the teams, all of this is done on a limited budget.
由于球隊的財政支持很少，所有這些都是在有限的預算下完成的。
The girls eat sugarcane for quick energy during training.
女孩們在訓練中靠吃甘蔗來快速補充能量。
"Sometimes during our games, we go with no food. Funding bus fares is also hard for us," Ngirazi said.
Ngirazi說：“有時，在比賽期間，我們不吃東西。對我們來說，支付公交車費也很難?！?/p>
Four of Zimbiru's players have made it to Zimbabwe's under-20 and under-18 teams.
津比魯隊的四名球員進入了津巴布韋國家隊20歲以下和18歲以下的組。
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