Saturday, June 5, 2010
Hosts India stumbled in the final against Philippines (12-34) to finish runners-up in the HSBC Five Nations Rugby Tournament (Division II) at the Delhi University grounds here on Saturday.
India, who defeated China 94-0 in their tournament opener, began impressively in the final with Surinder Singh scoring a try in the opening minutes of the match. However, Philippines bounced back with five straight penalties before Matt Saunders helped the visitors finish the first half on a high with a lead of 22-7.
Philippines continued their charge in the second half, adding 12 more points while India could only manage another try through Surinder Singh again.
As a result, Division II winners Philippines will be promoted to Division I while China, who finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Thailand, will be demoted to Division III.
Earlier, Thailand bagged third place in their playoff match against China with a convincing 56-3 victory in the first match of the final day of the tournament.
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