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Orissa reached quarterfinals before losing to Mumbai Magicians in the quarterfinals of the All-India Under-20 Rugby Football Tournaments at Mumbai today. The State side led 7-5 before being beaten 10-7 by the host team in the main category of the 12-a-side tournament.
Earlier in the league round, Orissa trounced Kolkata Cricket and Football Club 19-5, Jammu & Kashmir 29-0 and Chennai Cheetah 24-0 to storm into the last-eight round. However, Orissa as a state experienced mixed fortune as Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) emerged champions in the bowl category, defeating Mumbai Schools in the final.
ODISHA SQUAD: Bibekananda Patra, Rajdeep Patnaik, Rajiv Kumar Nath, Divya Sundar Parida, Nilachal Jena, Pandu Singh, Achyut Patra, Rakesh Srichandan, Satyabrata Kalia, Brajamohan Banara, Akhtar Jamal Sirka, Sarat Kumar Knuar, Ranjit Kumar, Nityashree Das, Sudipta Kumar Das, Litu Jena. Coaches: Manas Ranjan Jena, Sushant Kumar Jena and Rudra Keshari Jena.
