'Whaaaaat?': Anand Mahindra Stunned As Indian Girls Thrash New Zealand 17-0 In Rugby (Rugby India/PTI)
\n\nIt's an achievement to beat a New Zealand side in rugby, and it's even more special to hand them a 17-0 hammering. The thrilling upset was pulled off by India's under-20 women's rugby sevens team against New Zealand’s (Maori) U20 invitational side at the Rajgir Sports Complex in Bihar on Tuesday. The fixture was part of a special series organised to celebrate 100 years of sporting ties between India and New Zealand.
\n\nThe India women's team was on fire from the first whistle and took a 12-0 lead by half-time. Given the quality of the New Zealand team, they were still a fair way away from pulling off a win, but India maintained the same intensity in the second half and completed a magnificent 17-0 win. For the unversed, New Zealand has a very strong system in place for rugby, while the Indian teams have very few resources available. Still, the country’s age-group women’s sevens sides are becoming a rising force in Asia.
\n\n"Whaaaaaaat? I’m worried someone will pinch me and say this was an April Fool’s prank. Except it isn’t April. Wow," he wrote.
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