Khammam and Medak clinch ASMITA Rugby Championship titles

Hyderabad: Khammam and Medak won the Under-15 and Under-18 category titles, respectively, in the State-level ASMITA Rugby Championship held at Woxsen University.

In the Under-15 category, Khammam clinched the championship title after defeating Nalgonda 15-0 in the final.

Wanaparthy secured third place after defeating Medak 10-0 in the third-place playoff.

During the league stage, Khammam topped Pool A, while Wanaparthy, Nalgonda and Medak finished as pool leaders in Pools B, C and D, respectively.

In the semi-finals, Khammam registered a 20-0 victory over Medak, while Nalgonda progressed to the final after a closely contested match against Wanaparthy ended in a 5-5 draw. Nalgonda qualified on the basis of the extra-time rule.

In the Under-18 category, Medak emerged winners after defeating Nalgonda 15-5 in the final.

Khammam finished third after registering a convincing 25-0 victory over Karimnagar in the third-place playoff.

Earlier, in the semi-finals, Medak edged past Khammam 5-0, while Nalgonda defeated Karimnagar 20-5.

Dr Narendra Ram, President of the Rugby Association of Telangana; Aditya Vutpala, General Secretary of the Rugby Association of Telangana; Vishal K, Sports Head of Woxsen University; and other dignitaries, officials and organisers attended the championship and encouraged the participating players.