BHUBANESWAR 26-Jul-2015
Odisha women rugby team completed a glorious double today by adding the All-India Senior National 7s title to the National Games gold they had bagged earlier this year in Kerala. Odisha thrashed West Bengal 27-5 in the final at Patna. Earlier in the semifinals, Odisha demolished Bihar 41-0, while West Bengal got the better of Maharashtra 12-5.
Odisha women won all four of their Pool X matches by huge margin to qualify for the quarterfinals. They crushed West Bengal 10-0, Delhi 20-0, Bihar 27-0 and Jharkhand 25-0. Later they hammered Chhattisgarh 32-0 in first quarterfinal. Hupi Majhi played instrumental role in Odisha`s title triumph.
But Odisha men team finished sixth after losing to Delhi 7-15, while Haryana emerged champion, beating West Bengal in the final 17-5. Earlier, Odisha men played four matches, won two and lost two. They beat CRPF 24-0 and Uttarakhand 75-0 but went down to Delhi 0-7 and West Bengal 0-14.
ODISHA TEAMS:
MEN: Muna Murmu, Rajeev Nath, Ratnakar Hembram, Shanawaz Ahmed, Gyanaranjan Pusty, Sambit Pradhan, Rajkhisor Murmu, Dharama Nath Bhoi, Budhadev Pradhan, Niranjan Biswal, Alekha Murmu, Subha narayan Mohanty.
WOMEN: Bhagyalaxmi Hembram, Laxmipraya Sahu, Hiramani Soren, Prangya Paramita Garbadu, Samita Maharana, Chandmuni Tudu, Meerarani Hembram, Hupi Majhi, Sanjukta Munda, Saraswati Hansdha, Manjulata Pradhan, Sumitra Nayak.
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PHOTO: Odisha women celebrate after emerging champions in the All-India Senior National Rugby 7s Tournament in Patna on July 26, 2015.
