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:
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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.
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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.
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