Bhubaneswar: June 24: Five members of Indian Women Rugby team including Sumitra Nayak, Hupi Majhi, Rajani Sabar, Meerarani Hembram and Parbati Kisku of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) were felicitated in KISS premises by Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS on 24th June.
The Indian women’s rugby team on Saturday created history by registering their first-ever international 15s victory and got bronze medal against top ranked Singapore 21-19 to finish third in the four-team Asia Women’s Division 1 Rugby XVs Championship. The tournament was held in Manila, Philippines 17-23 June-2019. In the last one minute Indian team Sumitra Nayak kicked a penalty to claim the narrow victory. Expressing his pleasure over the performance of KISS players, Dr. Samanta said, KISS has been playing a vital role in popularise Indian Rugby in international level. Both the Boys’ and Girls’ Rugby player of KISS have been performing best in various international tournaments. He also thanked the Secretaries and Presidents of IRFU and ORFA.(IANS)
