Indian Rugby Sevens Team

The Indian women's handball team began their Asian Games campaign on a losing note, losing to Japan 13-41 in their group B clash in Hangzhou on Monday

The capacity crowd at the Delhi University ground vociferously cheered for the home team but that did not prove sufficient as Indian ruggers lost all three encounters of the day against their higher ranked opponents to bow out of medal contention in the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event here on Monday.

The Indian Rugby Sevens team is still developing but it has come a long way in the last 18 months, Fijian-born coach Usaia Biumaiwai said on Monday.

Ranked near the bottom among rugby's seven playing nations, the Indian team are rank outsiders at a top class field in the Commonwealth Games here but the home squad is gearing up to prove that they can compete at the highest level.

The Indian women's handball team began their Asian Games campaign on a losing note, losing to Japan 13-41 in their group B clash in Hangzhou on Monday

The capacity crowd at the Delhi University ground vociferously cheered for the home team but that did not prove sufficient as Indian ruggers lost all three encounters of the day against their higher ranked opponents to bow out of medal contention in the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event here on Monday.

The Indian Rugby Sevens team is still developing but it has come a long way in the last 18 months, Fijian-born coach Usaia Biumaiwai said on Monday.

Ranked near the bottom among rugby's seven playing nations, the Indian team are rank outsiders at a top class field in the Commonwealth Games here but the home squad is gearing up to prove that they can compete at the highest level.