Dung and Dragons: Myanmar kids’ rugby team take on the world
20 July 2019 |
5:07 pm
Sidestepping cowpats and garbage, Myanmar's only local junior rugby side train barefoot on a patch of land in the outskirts of Yangon - more than holding their own against rival international schools.
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