KISS Rugby Team

A Crowning Jewel of KISS

KISS has been selected by TAG RUGBY TRUST ( UK) as the centre to promote rugby in this part of the world. The tribal students are trained by the coaches from different parts of the world. The coaches put their sincere effort to train the tribal students. The result was that the Under -14 rugby team of KISS won the Rugby World Cup held in England beating South Africa in final in 2008.

KISS Rugby Teams:

Rugby has been popular in foreign countries but is still not popular in India. The children of KISS have found the pleasure in the game and are working hard for showing that a sportsman can play well in any game if he / she is sportive.  Boy's Rugby Teams: Under - 19 Team Under - 16 Team Under - 14 Team Under - 13 Team
Facilities:

To promote Rugby and to facilitate the players a Rugby field with all necessary facilities for practice is built in the KIIT campus. All the teams of Rugby are being trained by trainers from abroad. The contribution of Tag Rugby Development Trust has been significant in KISS.

Achievements:

U-14 Rugby World Cup Lifted by KISS Team in UK

Rugby Team of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences won the Under-14 International School Rugby Tournament held at London’s Scottish Rugby Club. India defeated South Africa by a margin 19-5. 

The Jungle Crows, as the KISS rugby team is called, started off as underdogs in the tournament, playing on a foreign turf. But soon they stunned teams from Zambia, Swaziland, Kenya and Romania to top the  Group 'B' to clash with South Africa, which had topped the Group 'A' beating Cambodia, Rwanda, Moldova and Kazakhstan.It was a moment of great pride for the institution, tribal community, state as well as the country.

Australian Tour

The Under 14 rugby team of KISS played a series of friendly matches in Australia from 10th August to 24th August, 2008 arranged by North Territory Union, South Territory Union, Lloyd McDermott Foundation, NSW Rugby Union, Manly Rugby Academy, Melbourne Grammar School and Victoria Rugby Union. It was a very successful campaign by KISS Rugby Team, which won six out of eight matches it played. These matches were played at four locations such as Darwin, Sidney, Adelaide, and Melbourne of Australia. 

The KISS Team surprised the Australians by the techniques they applied in different matches. That the tribal boys from India could play rugby of such a high caliber was beyond the belief of many. The Team was highly praised by the Australian people and the Rugby fans in Australia. Messages of appreciation also poured for Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KISS and KIIT Group of Institutions and the mentor of these tribal boys. 

The Under - 13 team has also experienced a lot of matches in England. The Under - 19 and Under -16 teams are also playing championship matches in Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata.

Girls' Rugby Team:

Girls of KISS are also having a fine time with Rugby ball. They are also trying to achieve in the game of Rugby. 

KISS has the following girl's teams:

• Under - 16 Team
• Under - 14 Team
• Under - 13 Team

KISS was adjudged Champion in the All India Under-16 Girls Rugby Tournament 2010, which was held at Delhi. In the final match KISS defeated Jungle Crow's of Kolkata. KISS entered into the final match by defeating Jharkhand at 25-0. Two teams of KISS had been selected to participate in the All India Women’s 7-A-Side Rugby Tournament-2010 and All India Under-16 Girls Rugby Tournament 2010. 

Students of KISS Selected for 2010 Commonwealth Games:

Three boys of KISS have been selected to play in 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi as a part of Indian Rugby Contingent. The selected students, all under 20 age group, are Bhagabata Murmu, Basu Hemrum and Sankha Hemrum.  

Other Sports Activities:

Apart from the above the achievements in other sports like football, volleyball, softball, cricket, kabaddi, kho-kho, etc. have been also phenomenal. Students of KISS have participated in senior National Netball tournament held at New Delhi. Two girls of KISS, Jharana Sundari Nayak (Gonda tribe) and Saraswati Hansada (Santala tribe), were selected to participate in the Netball Coaching Camp in March,2009.

The students of KISS have also participated in state level competitions in Kabbadi and Kho–Kho. One of the students got special award of Rs.5000/- from the Sports Authority of India for playing Kabbadi in State level. Our students also participated in National level School Yoga competition held at New Delhi and bagged second position at national level. Two of our girl student  Ranu Tudu and Laxmi Banra also participated in State level Football team and played National level competitions.

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