The Indian rugby team, led by Nasser Hussain, had a good tune-up for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi by winning the Bee's Rugby 7's tournament at Bradford in England.
India defeated favourites Yorkshire Select Green 26-24, scoring a try in the dying moments of the final, after trailing 21-24.
The tournament, which included top English club teams, like Yorkshire All Stars, British Asian Rugby Association and the Bees, was part of the Indian team's ten-day training programme in the UK before the October 3-14 Games.
The team was undefeated in the league stage and also won a thrilling match against host side Bradford and Bingley (The Bees), winning 16-14 by scoring a try in the final minutes after trailing 11-14.
The tournament had two leagues of four teams, each playing the other team and the top team from each league played in the final.
The India 'A' team also took part, winning one match and losing the other two in the league stage.
"This is the second tournament in a row we have won, the first being the Istanbul 7's. This tournament was tougher and winning this tournament is a fantastic morale booster for the team," Indian team skipper Nasser Hussain said.
"We are heading back to India now and then we leave for the Shanghai 7's which is one of the top Asian rugby tournaments," he added.
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