The victory marks second national title of the season for Odisha, following their triumph at the Senior National Rugby 7s Championship 2026, underlining the continued strength and depth of the state in women rugby.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Maharashtra produced a dominant 24-0 win over West Bengal, while Odisha edged defending champions Bihar 10-5. The championship highlighted the growing standard of age-group rugby in India, with 1,853 points scored across the tournament.

Bihar (215 points) finished as the highest-scoring team of the tournament, followed closely by Maharashtra (212) and Odisha (201). Defensively, Bihar and Odisha were equally impressive, conceding just 15 points each throughout the championship.

Ranjulata Naik starred for Odisha throughout the tournament, finishing as the top scorer of her team with 60 points (10 tries, 5 conversions). The overall top scorer was Bhudiya Namrata Dinesh of Gujarat, who accumulated 70 points (14 tries).

Odisha girls qualified for the knock-out stage, winning both of their league matches in Group B on the opening day of the two-day championship. They hammered Haryana 43-0 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 52-0 to secure a berth in the pre-quarterfinals.

Odisha girls were unstoppable in the knock-out stage as they annihilated Haryana 25-0 in the pre-quarterfinals and Assam 56-0 in the quarterfinals to secure their berth in the semifinals. 

ODISHA GIRLS TEAM (Incomplete): Sumitra Murmu, Namita Hembram, Sudasma Krishna Naik, Manisha Majhi, Ranjulata Naik, Khameswari Majhi, Anita Murmu, Sunny Kujur, Panamani Soren, Sonya Hansda.
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PICS: Players of Odisha girls team pose with the champions trophy and gold medals at the 11th Junior National Rugby 7s Championship in Hyderabad on 7 July 2026.