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They all have good hearts.&#8221; \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s tournament saw significant growth across multiple sporting codes. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The netball component increased from eight teams last year to 10 teams, while soccer featured 15 local teams and one team from Nelson Mandela Bay. A surprise addition this year was rugby, with Orlando Eagles RFC facing Young Collegians RFC from Gqeberha as a curtain raiser to the soccer finals.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We saw an increase in the number of local soccer teams taking part in the tournament and spectator numbers also increased. 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