RUGBY UNDER 14 TEAM IN AUSTRALIA

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After their tremendous show in the under 14 world cup, the Orissa super boys are back home after their second overseas tour. This time their show was in Australia, but very successful as usual. The Under 14 rugby team of KISS played a series of friendly matches in Australia from 10th August to 24th August, 2008 arranged by North Territory Union, South Territory Union, Lloyd McDermott Foundation, NSW Rugby Union, Manly Rugby Academy, Melbourne Grammar School and Victoria Rugby Union. It was a very successful campaign by KISS Rugby Team, which won six out of eight matches it played. These matches were played at four locations such as Darwin, Sidney, Adelaide, and Melbourne of Australia. The super boys surprised the Australians by the techniques they applied in different matches. That the tribal boys from India could play rugby of such a high quality was beyond the belief of many. The Team was highly praised by the Australian people and the Rugby fans in Australia. It is well known fact that they are the under 14 world rugby champs…

So it’s now the turn of our Indian government to take notice of these superb talents and encourage these boys, who are capable bringing more glory to the nation. All that they need is a lot of appreciation and some sponsorship. So let’s start supporting these young talents, so that India can excel in sports other than cricket.

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Orissa tribal boys are rugby world champions

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How many of us here in India are aware that, we are the under 14 world rugby champions. But the fact is that, yes we are the under 14 rugby world champions. That too, the most welcoming fact is that, the guys who represented India and lifted the trophy are the bunch of tribal boys from Orissa. The bunch of boys was selected from KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences) which is the place where some 5000 tribal students are taken care of. The12 selected bunch of boys was trained on playing rugby for close to six months. They were thought each and every tricks of playing the game. At first it should have been tough for them, because it’s the game that they have never heard of before. But slowly they developed the liking for the game after which there was no looking back.

To begin with, the team almost did not make it to London because the players didn’t even have valid birth certificates that are mandatory for their passports. The shy bunch of boys, including some who first wore shoes just a few years ago, are led by 14-year-old—Bikash Chandra Murmu—captain of the India under-14 team that lifted the International School Rugby Tournament in London . The team, Jungle Crows, won the tournament, the de facto World Cup at that level, beating a more experienced South African team, Langa Lions, 19-5.
“It was a dream come true,” said Murmu in broken Hindi,in the felicitation ceremony. He and his team-mates—Chittaranjan Murmu, Babulal Malka, Rajkishore Murmu, Bukei Hansda, Niranjan Biswal, Hadi Dhanga Majhi, Sahadev Majhi, Gorang Jamuda, Narasingh Kerei, Barial Behera and Ganesh Hembram—hail from some of the most backward districts of Orissa.
They beat Zambia, Romania, Kenya and Swaziland to reach the final and then go on to beat South Africa and to lift the cup…..

So now it’s clear that Indians can shine in sports other than cricket as well. That too these boys are completely new to rugby, But they learnt the game very quickly and now they are the champions. So if trained properly these boys will go places…

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