Asian Five Nation Rugby Tournament at delhi univ ground

June 2, 2010
Hosts India kicked off the HSBC Asian Five Nation Rugby Tournament in style by beating China 94-0 in the first game at the Delhi University grounds here on Wednesday.
India opened the scoring with back to back penalties before Kayrus Unwala scored India’s first try. The Chinese were no match for a fitter Indian team, and the hosts made them pay by racing to 44-0 at the end of the first half.

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 India's Kayrus Unwala (in blue) against China in the HSBC Asian Five Nation Rubgy Tournament on Wednesday. ( PIB Photo)


Egged on by an enthusiastic crowd, India dominated the entire 80 minutes and never allowed the Chinese to gain momentum and come back in the match.
Kayrus Unwala, Rohaan Sethna and Parvinder Singh scored two tries each, with Gautam Dagar, Pritom Roy, Sandeep Singh and Puneet Krishnamoorty scoring one each.
India, ranked 84th in the world, humbled visitors China who are ranked much higher at No. 51. They would now take on the winners of the match between Thailand and Philippines on Saturday at the same venue.
Note: The HSBC Five Nation Rugby Tournament is a Division based tournament and is being held for the first time in India. India, China, Philippines and Thailand are the participating nations in this year’s Division II event. The tournament is being played on June 2 and 5 at the Delhi University grounds.(pib cwg)