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RIO DE JANEIRO -- When France and Spain kick off the womens sevens on Saturday, Agustin Pichot will be seated in the stands of the Deodoro Stadium enveloped by conflicting emotions as rugby makes its return to the Games.Elected as World Rugbys new vice-chairman in May, there will be the sheer joy for Pichot of seeing 10 years of pitching the sport to the International Olympic Committee, getting it approved and then planning ahead of Rio 2016 come to fruition.But on-field events, thoughts of legacy and the significance of sevens being played here in Rio may temporarily be parked as he casts his mind back to the influential role that his great friend Jonah Lomu -- the All Blacks superstar who passed away in Nov. 2015 -- played in getting their bid to join the Games approved back in 2009.?Yesterday when I arrived [in Rio], a lot of emotions came through, Pichot said on Friday. I was thinking of Jonah first, he was a very close friend of mine and I was thinking I would love to be with him here today and tomorrow at the Games.While Lomu has been synonymous with the game since his explosion onto the scene in 1995, it is former Argentina scrum-half Pichot who is now a key protagonist in driving rugby forward.As the vice president of the games organizing body, he is the man who has already done so much for Argentinean rugby in driving it into the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby.Recently selected by Rugby World as the games most influential figure, he will bring a no-nonsense approach to ongoing discussions over rugbys global season, but the post-Olympics legacy for this part of the world is also firmly on his radar.Pichot knows the political dynamics of rugby in this part of the world better than any, and he has been instrumental in ensuring Brazil was ready for rugby in the Olympics and ensuring a sustainable plan is in place after the Games.World Rugbys IMPACT Beyond Rio programme, which was instigated in March 2015, has already reached 175,000 players, coaches and young match officials.The foundations are there, but Pichots nous, alongside the Union Argentina de Rugby, will be invaluable in ensuring that not only Brazil and Colombia, who have qualified for the womens sevens, but Latin America as a whole can build on the spike in interest.We have a great responsibility with the region, before the Olympic Games and afterwards, Pichot said. We want a fast, dynamic sport and I think that being here now in a Latin country in South America is a great statement.Its there in the top things in the evolution of rugby in the last 30 years and while the challenges are big, we hope we can keep up with the pace. Though I am speaking in English, you have to remember that a lot of countries in the world dont speak that.I think that now well see a lot of countries who are not in that Anglo-Saxon rugby scene, well see other countries looking at rugby. Weve seen that with Colombia and I have been to Mexico and many countries in Latin America and Asia who can see they have an opportunity. Thats very big for rugby.It is a moment Pichot feels is rugbys biggest since the introduction of professionalism after the 1995 World Cup, an event that launched Lomu into rugbys consciousness.Memories of his friend will never fade, but Pichot will be hugely proud of everything they have achieved as rugby returns to the Games on Saturday for the first time since 1924.Finally, we are here, and how exciting, Pichot said. We are very proud to be in the Olympics. We want to enjoy these Games, and I am sure the athletes will do everything they can to be at the top of their game.Yeezy Shoes Uk Sale .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. The game started the same way the Vancouver game started the night before, with the Jets taking the first two penalties of the game and killing off the first, but the Oilers getting on the board first, scoring on the second man-advantage. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Uk . 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I looked up his background. Hes a suburban kid from Pittsburgh.Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes in the first half to Tyler Eifert as the Bengals (5-7-1) kept their slim playoff hopes alive and extended Clevelands losing streak to 16 games going back to last season. The Browns havent won since Dec. 13, 2015.Based on the way the Bengals played and Jones comments, it was clear Cincinnatis players had no sympathy for their in-state rivals.In fact, Jones used a locker room prop to get his point across about Pryor.With several teammates egging him on, Jones picked up a garbage can and yelled into it, Get him (Pryor) out of there. Do you see him in there? Terrelle? Terrelle?Jones then slammed the receptacle on the floor and said, Terrelle Pryor is garbage.Its not known why there is bad blood between Jones and Pryor, who dressed quickly and left Clevelands locker room before speaking with reporters.For the Beengals, theres no margin for error.ddddddddddddAnother loss will eliminate them from making the playoffs for the sixth straight year.They may not make the postseason anyway, but after winning consecutive games for the first time all season, the Bengals, who will host Pittsburgh next week, arent giving up.There are three big weeks left and it will be a challenge, said offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth. Its three really good teams, and so well have an opportunity to really put our will forward.Next week, we have a great opportunity with Pittsburgh coming to our place and what should be a big battle.After facing the Steelers, the Bengals are at Houston before hosting Baltimore.Dalton wore two gloves over his right throwing hand to improve his grip in the wintry conditions. Missing wide receiver A.J. Green for the third straight game, Dalton used rookie wide receiver Tyler Boyd and Eifert as his primary targets.He connected on scoring passes with Eifert of 14 and 5 yards in the opening half as the Bengals opened a 20-0 lead and turned away a Cleveland comeback in the second half.Cincinnati rushed for 213 yards as Jeremy Hill picked up 111 and the Bengals offense kept the ball away from the Browns after halftime.Theres nothing the Bengals can do now about a recent 0-3-1 stretch that may wind up keeping them out of the playoffs for the sixth straight year. All they can do is look ahead.At the end of the day, everybody has to be stepping up, Boyd said. It would be huge to win on out, but we have to get back to Cincy and beat the Steelers to keep it going.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL . ' ' '