Pune: The Odisha girls were cock-a-hoop after capping a dream run with a resounding victory to lift the Junior National Rugby 7s title.
Up against Maharashtra in the final, Odisha dominated with an aggressive brand of rugby to triumph 52-0.
Watch Odisha girls celebrating with the trophy in this video tweeted by Rugby India:
𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓭𝓲𝓮! 🥳@odisha_rugby put up a 🔝 performance in the #2023JuniorNationals ! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/QEkpnYlTHv
— Rugby India (@RugbyIndia) June 7, 2023
Odisha thus went one better than the last edition, when they had finished runners-up.
The semifinal was a much closer affair for Odisha as they tamed Bihar 22-17 to avenge last year’s defeat.