SRINAGAR: Third National Snow Rugby 7’s Championship 2017 which commenced on 18th February concluded yesterday at Golf Course, Gulmarg. JK Rugby Teams, both men and women walked away with the championship.
MLA Tangmarg, Abbas Wani, Secretary Sports Council, Waheed-ur- Rehman Parra, Members of the Sports Council, Raouf Tramboo and Nazir Ahmed were present on the occasion.
Teams from 10 states including Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and host Jammu and Kashmir took part in both men and women categories.
MLA Tangmarg appreciated J and K Rugby Association for holding this mega event in Kashmir and said the Snow Rugby is a unique event which needs to be promoted on larger scale.
J and K men team registered the final victory by defeating Bihar by 17-0 and J and K women team won by 10-0 defeating the team of Rajasthan.