New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has expressed deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually reopen secondary schools for boys and their male teional - they displayed courage, skill, and mental toughness far beyond their years. This is the first step in a series of measures that Rugby India has taken and will continue to undertake to build all our teams into internationally competitive opponents. Our deepest thanks to the coaches, support staff, and all our sponsors & partners for their commitment and kind support towards enabling the team to achieve thi" milestone."

The team was trained by coaches from South Africa n‘mely'Hendrik 'Naas' Botha (South Africa Rugby Legend & four-time World Rugby Player of the Year), Ludwiche Van Deventer (Rugby Sevens Specialist), along wit' Indian Women's Rugby Team captain Vahbiz Bharucha, mentor and official physiotherapist for the under-18 girls' rugby team.

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