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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…