Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 25: The 3-day Senior National Rugby Championship, (23-25 Sept) which was played at Bakshi Stadium concluded here today.
The final match was played between the teams of Delhi and West Bengal. The Delhi team clinched the final’s trophy with huge margin.
The Senior National Rugby Championship was played in Srinagar for the first time in the history of this game. The event was organized by the J&K Rugby Association in collaboration with the J&K State Sports Council under the aegis of Indian Rugby Football Union.
As many as 20 teams from across the country, including Jammu and Kashmir participated in the event. More than 300 participants, who comprised players and supporting staff from different States, participated in the event.
The Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi, who was chief guest on the concluding ceremony distributed the trophies and prizes amongst the players.
The runners-up trophy was handed over to West Bengal team while as J&K team was emerged plate winner, Kerela Bowl winner and Mumbai Shield winner.
Speaking on the occasion Mr Gurezi insisted on the organizers to hold regular events in different categories to promote this game, especially amongst the children in the State.
Highlighting the importance of the sports, Mr. Gurezi said that sports strengthen the bilateral ties and mutual bonds between the players of different parts of the world. These events provide opportunities to the players of different parts to interact the cultural and other social issues which promote the communal harmony in the country.
President J&K Rugby Association, Sarmad Hafiz and Secretary General Indian Rugby Football Union, Chaitanya Singh also spoke on the occasion.
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