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It's a drag for four Brits in cheong sams

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The Sevens just doesn't feel the same without superheroes and men dressed in drag. That's why this group of Britons decided to take up that job.

The four 'babes' in cheong sams are Andy Bell, John Blamire, Michael Hunt and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Rupert Moreton is dressed as Wolverine.

'We bought them in Bangkok last year. We had to have them tailor-made - they fit us perfectly. We wore them to last year's Sevens as well,' said Coleridge, who works as a stunt-driver in England and has been to five Sevens so far.

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The other three cheong-samers work in the army. 'Can't you tell?' Hunt said.

But why cheong sams?

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'Because we have a deep belief in dressing up as women. Michael is called Mandy on weekends,' Coleridge added.

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