Odisha boys settle with runners up title in the Junior National Rugby

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Published By : Satya Mohapatra | July 13, 2025 8:56 PM

Jr Rugby

Bhubaneswar: Defending champion Odisha boys settled with runners up title in the Junior National Rugby 7's Championship at Uttarakhand on Sunday. In the nail-biting final match, they suffered defeat from Bihar by 15-17.  

Earlier, in the semifinals, Double try haul by Charan Hembram guided Odisha to enter the final by defeating Delhi by 22-0. Bidyadhar Majhi and Bharat Kisan nailed a try each. In the quarterfinal, Odisha won over Telangana by 59-0.  

Altogether 27 teams from across the country divided in nine groups to play the league round matches.  Odisha placed in the Pool-A alongside Assam and Tamil Nadu.

In the pool A league round matches, Odisha edged out Tamil Nadu and Assam by 56-0 and 34-7 respectively. In the pre-quarterfinal match, they defeated Assam by 31-0.

Boys team: Bidyadhar Majhi, Charan Hembram, Rahul Majhi, Chinmay Kumar Naik, Suraj Kumar Dora, Eswar Pujhari, Mantu Tudu, Shiba Soren, Bharat Kisan, Attma Murmu, Subasha Hansda, Subhapati Naik, Dhiren Kumar Rout (coach), Muna Murmu (Manager), Arjun Singh (Physio).

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