10 months ago
BARA and Future Hope Win Bombay Gymkhana International Rugby 10s
Two rugby tournaments happened on Saturday, one for men and one for women.
In the men's competition, a team from the UK called BARA played really well.
They scored a lot of points against the home team, Bombay Gymkhana, and won the big game.
In the women's competition, a team named Future Hope from Kolkata also played strongly.
They beat Bombay Gymkhana in their final match to take home the trophy.
Both winning teams showed great skill throughout their games to become champions.
British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) won the men's title at the Bombay Gymkhana International Rugby 10s.
BARA defeated the home team, Bombay Gymkhana, with a score of 57-12 in the men's final.
Future Hope from Kolkata secured the women's title, beating Bombay Gymkhana 17-5.
Both BARA and Future Hope demonstrated dominant performances in their respective finals.
Semifinals were closely contested, with BARA beating Delhi Hurricanes and Bombay Gymkhana narrowly defeating Future Hope (men's).
- Who
- British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) won the men's title, and Future Hope won the women's title.
- What
- Victory in the Bombay Gymkhana International Rugby 10s Tournament.
- Where
- Bombay Gymkhana ground, Mumbai
- When
- Saturday
- Why
- Superior performance and skill displayed by BARA in the men's final and Future Hope in the women's final.
Key facts
- Men's Final Score
- BARA 57 - 12 Bombay Gymkhana
- Women's Final Score
- Future Hope 17 - 5 Bombay Gymkhana
- Men's Semifinal 1
- BARA vs Delhi Hurricanes (BARA won)
- Men's Semifinal 2
- Bombay Gymkhana 10 - 7 Future Hope (Men's)
- Tournament Location
- Bombay Gymkhana ground, Mumbai
- Tournament Date
- Saturday
Quotes
BARA
British Asian Rugby Association, winners of the men's section
“Things were not much different in the first semi-final, where BARA (British Asian Rugby Association) staved off a spirited second half comeback from Delhi Hurricanes to come through eventually by an identical score line for a place in the finals.”
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“Turning out a highly impressive display and saving their best when it truly mattered, BARA (British Asian Rugby Association) were the worthy winners of the men’s section in the Bombay Gymkhana International Rugby 10s Tournament.”
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Future Hope
Kolkata-based team, winners of the women's section
“Future Hope were in dominant form throughout the tournament – winning all their round-robin stage matches in comfortable manner while the Bombay Gymkhana women’s team who did well to reach the summit round, were much better in the second half.”
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“Meanwhile, in the women’s section, inform side Future Hope rounded off their group stage engagements with an all-win record, clinching victory in their final match this morning to deservingly gain the top spot on their way to the summit clash.”
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Bombay Gymkhana women's team
Team that reached the women's final
“In contrast to the way the final eventually folded, the semis turned out to be extremely tight affairs. The hosts had to dig deep to eke out a narrow 10-7 victory against Kolkata-based Future Hope in what turned to be an ill-tempered second semis.”
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“The Bombay Gymkhana women’s team also impressed, chalking out three wins in the group stage. It was fitting that the two best teams in the women’s competition had made to the title clash based on the points accumulated at end of round-robin stage.”
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UK-based team
Referring to BARA
“Not having played their best until the finals, the UK-based team rose to the occasion with their high quality of play – they started off brightly and gave signs of their attacking intentions right from the outset – running five unanswered tries in the first half.”
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