India won the silver medal at the women’s Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy having won five matches and lost one here on 18
th Feb 2017.
In the seven-nation round-robin competition, India defeated Laos 22-7, Philippines 12-5, Nepal 43-0 and Malaysia by 26-12.
On the second day, India defeated Pakistan by 5-0 and in the last match were beaten by South Korea by 0-29.
As per Asia Rugby’s tournament statistics, Indian Hupi Majhi was one amongst the top three Try Scorers of the tournament and Meerarani Hembram was the third highest in the conversions.
Asian Sevens Series: Know More- The Asian Seven Series is an annual series of regional rugby sevens tournaments.
- It is run by Asia Rugby featuring national sevens teams.
- It has been held regularly since 2009 to determine Asia's best men's national team in the sport of rugby sevens.
- Sport: Rugby union
- Founded: 2009
- No. of teams: 12
