Hyderabad Heroes thrash Bengaluru Bravehearts with record 43-7 win

Hyderabad Heroes crushed the Bengaluru Bravehearts 43-7 in a dominant rugby performance, moving to second place in the standings. This win marked the biggest margin in the tournament so far

Hyderabad: The Chennai Bulls have now won three out of three games in Season 1 of the GMR Rugby Premier League at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex (Andheri Sports Complex) in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The Bulls were dominant and demolished the Delhi Redz, defeating them by a scoreline of 21-7 on Tuesday evening. For the Bulls, the duo of Vaafauese Maliko and Joaquin Pellandini led the charge with impressive individual performances.

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The Chennai Bulls showed off their fantastic form yet again and dominated the contest from the start. The Delhi Redz hardly attacked in the early exchanges and were further pegged back by two tries from Vaafauese Maliko, followed by Joaquin Pellandini’s successful conversions.

Before the end of the first half, Terry Kennedy almost ran the length of the field to add a third try for the Chennai Bulls, after which Pellandini calmly converted his kick. At half-time, the Bulls were cruising with a 21-0 lead.

After the break, the Bulls kept things solid at the back and didn’t concede to the Redz in the third quarter. However, with the last play of the game in the fourth quarter, Matias Osadczuk scored a try and converted his kick for the Redz to slightly reduce the deficit.

The Bulls had completely dominated their opponents on the day and walked away with a convincing 21-7 win.

 In the second match of the day, the Hyderabad Heroes crushed the Bengaluru Bravehearts with an excellent performance. The Heroes led from the start, and their overseas contingent outshone the opposition in a 43-7 win, moving them to second on the points table.

The Hyderabad Heroes came out of the blocks at lightning speed, with Joji Nasova and Kevin Wekesa scoring tries in the first quarter. Terio Tamani converted one of the kicks as well.

The Heroes remained relentless in their quest for points and piled on the pressure in the next phase. Quarter 2 saw them score tries through Sumit Roy, Kevin Wekesa, and Javed Hussein, while Terio Tamani converted two more kicks. At half-time, the Heroes led 31-0.

In the third quarter, the Bengaluru Bravehearts finally got on the scoresheet as Liam Poulton scored his first try of the game, followed by a successful conversion from Akuila Rokolisoa. With one quarter to go, the Heroes led 31-7.

In the final quarter, Joji Nasova and Wolfram Hacker added a try each, and Sukumar Hembrom converted his kick to seal the contest.

The Heroes walked off with a massive 43-7 win — the biggest winning margin in the tournament so far.