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Future Hope retained the title in the All-India Under-19 Rugby 15s Tournament with a 27-5 convincing victory over their Kolkata opponents Jungle Crows in the Cup final at Kalinga Stadium here today. Last year`s runners-up Mumbai Gymkhana finished third, while local tribal school, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) occupied the fourth position.
Delhi Hurricanes finished fifth, defeating local outfit Bhubaneswar Rugby Football Club in the Plate final 10-7. Bhubaneswar secured the sixth position, ahead of Young Rugby Club (Kolkata), who won the Bowl final, edging out Karnataka 3-0.
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Bhubaneswar scrum-half Dharamananda Bhoi received a trendy bicycle as the best player of the four-day tournament. Odisha Sports Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi and KIIT founder Dr Achyuta Samanta handed over the trophies at the closing function. Host Odisha Rugby Football Association president Priyadarshi Mishra and secretary Upendra Kumar Mohanty were present on the occasion.
A three-member committee, comprising Rugby India general manager Nasser Hussain, assistant National coach Manas Kumar Jena and IRFU tournament organiser Tony Mcluskie, selected 50 players, including 17 from Odisha, for a National camp to be held next month.
Players for Indian team for a four-nation tournament, scheduled to be held this year at Lahore (Pakistan), will be picked from the National camp.
The five-day tournament was inaugurated by State Steel and Mines Minister Rajanikanta Singh. Hockey Olympian Dilip Tirkey, host Odisha Rugby Football Association president Priyadarshi Mishra and secretary Upendra Kumar Mohanty were present on the occasion.
RESULTS:
Pool League: Future Hope beat Rajasthan 98-0, Jungle Crows beat Kerala 59-0, Bombay Gymkhana beat Karnataka 55-0, KISS beat Young Rugby Club 34-0; KISS beat Delhi 31-5; Mumbai Gymkhana beat Bhubaneswar 3 5-5; Future Hope beat Chhattisgarh 85-0; Jungle Crows beat Bihar 76-0.
Cup semifinals: Jungle Crows beat Mumbai Gymkhana 8-0 and Future Hope KISS 17-0.
Plate semifinals: Bhubaneswar beat Kerala 17-12 and Delhi Hurricanes beat Chhattisgarh 51-0.
Bowl semifinals: Young Rugby Club beat Rajasthan 47-0 and Karnataka beat Bihar 25-0.
ODISHA PLAYERS FOR NATIONAL CAMP: Babula Melaka, Hadidhangada Majhi, Bukai Hansda, Gouranga Jamunda, Raj Kishor Murmu, Niranjan Biswal, Ganesh Hembram, Bikash Chandra Murmu, Chitta Ranjan Murmu, Barial Beshra, Alekha Murmu (all KISS); Divya Ranjan Dalai, Somanath Hembram, Sachin Kala, Gyana Ranjan Prusty, Bikranta Rauta, Dharmananda Bhoi (all Bhubaneswar).
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TOP: Members of Future Hope celebrate after retaining the trophy in Bhubaneswar on August 11, 2013.
RIGHT: Odisha players selected for the national camp.
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