Hosts Qatar begin Asia Rugby Division 2 Championship campaign with a big win against India

 

















Hosts Qatar begin Asia Rugby Division 2 Championship campaign with a big win against India

Qatar 32 - India 7

Doha, Qatar: Hosts Qatar started their campaign with a thumping 32-7 win over India in the opening match of the Asia Rugby Division 2 Championship at the warm-up track at Aspire Zone on Sunday,

The second match is on Tuesday between India and Kazakhstan, and the tournament will conclude with the third and final match between Qatar and Kazakhstan on May 6.

The three teams will be competing in a round robin format starting till the May 6 to qualify for the Division 2 playoffs later this year.

The Indian team qualified for Division 2 after decisively beating Bangladesh and Nepal, 82-0 and 86-0 respectively in the Asia Rugby Division 3 - South Region tournament held at Rabindra Sarobar stadium, Kolkata in November 2022. Playing in Division 2 allows the Indian team to prove their mettle against some of the best teams in Asia and is a stepping stone in Rugby India's roadmap. The winners of this championship will further get an opportunity to play for promotion into the highly coveted division 1 and be a part of the elite group of Rugby Teams in Asia.

The Indian squad consists of Vikas Khatri (Captain), Prince Khatri (Vice Captain), Harjap Singh, Sanket Santaji Patil, Shridhar Shrikant Nigade, Suraj Prasad, Sukumar Hembrom, Akash Balmiki, Arpan Chhetri, Rajdeep Saha, Dhanasekar Karunakar, Neeraj Khatri, Deepak Kumar Punia, Mohit Khatri, Ajay Deswal , Mannu Tanwar, Pradeep Kumar Tanwar, Hitesh Dagar, Shivam Shukla, Prabal Giri, Gaurav Kumar, Surinder Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Devendra Raju Padir, and Bhupinder Singh.

 

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