China makes India bleed; Lanka, Kazakhstan rub salt into wounds
Monday, 11 November 2013 00:00
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India were off to an abject start, losing all their three league games at the Asian Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship being played at the Balewadi sports complex. The two-day event is organised by the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU).
India opened their campaign in the tournament with a rather stiff inaugural game against defending champions China. The Chinese immediately stamped their superiority on their smaller and lighter Indian counterparts, emerging with a comprehensive 43-0 victory.
In the next game, played after a short break, India took on Sri Lanka. The Lankans, known for playing extremely attacking and flowing rugby, were hardly troubled as they comfortably cruised to victory. The margin of victory, 36-0, was testament to the domination extended by the Sri Lankan team over India.
India’s run in the league phase went from bad to worse as Kazakhstan handed them their biggest defeat of the day. The Kazakhs seemed to enjoy an advantage due to their larger sizes and strength and strolled to a very comfortable 44-0 victory.
The Indian team’s performance against their higher ranked opponents left much to be wanting as the Indian team failed to score in any of their league engagements. With three losses out of three, India are out of the title race.
China and Kazakhstan dominated the proceedings in group A, as both won three games each. Japan and Hong Kong emerged joint leaders in group B, winning three games each.
The remaining league matches will be played on Sunday morning. The winners of both groups will then face each other for the title.
Results
China bt India 43-0; Kazakhstan bt Thailand 22-7; Japan bt Iran 53-7; Hong Kong bt Philippines 57-0; UAE bt Singapore 20-5; Sri Lanka bt India 36-0; China bt Thailand 31-7; Kazakhstan bt Sri Lanka 25-0; Japan bt Philippines 50-0; Singapore bt Iran 23-7; Hong Kong bt UAE 34-5; China bt Sri Lanka 29-10; Kazakhstan bt India 44-0; Japan bt Singapore 33-5; UAE bt Philippines 33-7; Hong Kong bt Iran 45-14
