BHUBANESWAR 23-Sep-2015
West Bengal bagged a double by winning titles in both boys and girls categories of the Junior National Rugby Championship, which concluded here at Kalinga Stadium today. West Bengal boys faced stiff fight in the final against Delhi before winning 8-7.
The girls` final proved to be a lop-sided contest with West Bengal making mincemeat of Maharashtra 42-0. Host Odisha finished third in both the categories. Odisha boys prevailed over Maharashtra 31-10, while the girls got the better of Delhi 17-0.
The five-day tournament, organized by Orisha Rugby Football Association, was inaugurated by hockey Olympian and Rajya Sabha Member Dilip Tirkey in the presence of local MLA Priyadarshi Mishra.
