Abhay Deol starrer Jungle Cry is based on the real-life story of Indian rugby coach Rudraksh Jena of Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), who guided a team of rural Odisha boys to a historic victory in the…
Jungle Cry : The name of Movie by Abhay Deol based on Rugby with story set in Bhubaneswar
Here is what Abhay Deol wrote in his instagram handle : This true story I’m filming is special because it’s based on the lives of these two remarkable individuals. Rudrakesh Jena and Paul Walsh, two sports coaches who trained kids…
Odisha women team is National Rugby Champions defeating West bengal in final of 2018 Societe Generale Senior National Championship
Congratulations to Odisha women team for winning National Rugby Champions defeating Westbengal in the final of the 2018 Societe Generale Senior National Championship! They defeated Maharastra in the semifinal. Also Read : Nice to see ESPN India come to Odisha to…
Odisha Women continue to rock in sports, 35% of National Rugby Team is from Odisha
9 players from Odisha have been included in the 26-member India Rugby team for the upcoming Asia Rugby Women 15-A-side Championships scheduled to be held at the Queenstown Stadium in Singapore from June 2, 2018. This is the first ever…
After Hockey Worldcup, Bhubaneswar to host Asia Under 18 Girls Rugby Tournament, to be held first time in India
Bhubaneswar has been selected to host the Asia Rugby Sevens Under 18 Girls’ Championship. The tournament will be held at Kalinga Stadium in January 2019. The championship will be held for the first time in the country. The first edition…
Nice to see ESPN India come to Odisha to feature the rise of Odisha’s Rugby Dream
ESPN India visited Odisha to chronicle the rise of women’s rugby in the region. Read the full article here Check the video here
Heard about Sumitra Nayak, Rugby Player From Odisha Nominated For International Children’s Peace Prize 2017?
Hailing from the Jajpur district in Odisha, Sumitra Nayak (17 year old) is one of the 10 Indian kids nominated for International Children’s Peace Prize 2017. Sumitra is currently the skipper of the Under-18 India women’s rugby team. With an early…
Odisha girls do it again, Win Senior National Rugby Championship thrashing West bengal by 15-5
Odisha women’s team does it again, emerged champions in the Senior National Rugby Sevens Championships after beating West Bengal 15-5 in the final in Patna, Sunday. Earlier in the first semifinal Odisha had thrashed Bihar 26-0.
Junior Nationals Rugby Sevens Championship : Defending champs Odisha boys and girls team dominate
The two-day Junior Nationals Rugby Sevens Championship kicked off to an eventful start on Saturday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, as defending champions Odisha picked up where they left off and put up a spectacular display in both the boys…
‘It’s rugby, what boys play Girls aren’t cut out for it’ said her coach for Laxmi now Indian National Rugby Player from Odisha
Laxmi Priya Sahoo could feel her sweaty palms beneath the gloves. She had pictured being thrashed bloody a million times in her head. Now, with her opponent standing across the ring, it seemed inescapable. Even inevitable – more so because…