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hoodoo

noun as in African American folk magic

Strong match

Weak matches

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Townsend has won some big games and has ended some hoodoos.

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Needless to say, the Scots will need to raise their level to have any hope of ending that 27-year hoodoo, so how does Clarke rouse his team for a seismic camp?

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Seven times in five Tests Broad got Warner, part of an overall hoodoo of 17 dismissals.

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Performance aside, with seven points on the board and bottom seeds Belarus to face at the weekend, Clarke's side have given themselves a great chance of ending the nation's 27-year World Cup hoodoo.

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The Bulls have lost a second URC final in succession, having fallen to Glasgow last year, but it was Leinster's day as they got over their final hoodoo.

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