Ruchi Shetty, Shikha Thakkar and Roshni Sharma relished yet another successful tournament and managed to add more silverware to their showcase as Maharashtra stood third in the 2015 Senior National Rugby 7s Championship which was hosted at the Patliputra Stadium in Patna. The tournament was slotted to be played from 24th to the 26th of July 2015. Ruchi S, Shikha T and Roshni S were a part of the Maharashtra squad that travelled to Bihar for the tournament. Maharashtra were pooled with the likes of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Haryana.

The schedules were hectic as the tournament lasted for 3 days and teams would have to play more than one match per day. Despite the tight proceedings, Maharashtra put up a good show on Day 1 as they beat Tamil Nadu by 34-0 and Kerala by 31-0. After comprehensive victories on the first day, Maharashtra faced Chhattisgarh and Haryana in the two matches on Day 2 and recorded a 27-0 scoreline against both teams. Having qualified for the Quarter-final, Maharashtra were drawn against West Bengal. It was a close call as both teams put up a super show. At the end of it all, Maharashtra slumped to their first defeat in the tourney by a score of 12-5. It did not end there for them as they faced the home team Bihar for the 3rd and 4th place. Maharashtra emerged victorious as they made it look like a walk in the park and won 28-5 against Bihar.

Ruchi S played as the Inside while Shikha T made her place as the Hooker and both featured in the playing 7 in each match. Ruchi scored a try each against Chhattisgarh and West Bengal and had many assists to her name. Shikha T also had valuable contributions to the teams success. Roshni S was named in the Reserve Squad of the team which is a great kickstart to her Rugby career.

Mumbai Strikers SC congratulates them on their success in the tournament and wish them the best in the sport and life.