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  Double delight for Odisha junior rugby teams
21 Oct 2016 BHUBANESWAR
 

Formidable Odisha bagged a glorious double by winning both the boys’ and girls’ titles in the Societe Generale Junior (U-18) National Rugby Sevens Championship, which was held at Mumbai Gymkhana in Mumbai on October 20 and 21, 2016.

Odisha girls clinched the title, trouncing West Bengal in the final 21-5. They reached the final with three wins in a row. Odisha girls started their campaign with a 34-0 win over Uttar Pradesh. They maintained their winning run by hammering Kerala 38-0 in Cup quarterfinals and Uttar Pradesh 31-0 in the semifinals.

 

Odisha boys emerged champions with five successive wins. They beat Haryana 17-7 and Kerala 21-0 to reach the Cup quarterfinals, where they blanked Maharashtra 24-0. In the semifinals, Odisha got the better of West Bengal 10-5 and booked berth in the final, where they mauled Tamil Nadu 26-0.
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TOP: Odisha girls celebrate their title triumph in Mumbai on October 21, 2016.
RIGHT: Odisha boys pose with the trophy in Mumbai on October 21, 2016.

 
   

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