SWEETY KUMARI BIHAR KI BETI -international young rugby player of the year
SWEETY KUMARI BIHAR KI BETI - " international young rugby player of the year" by reputed women’s rugby website, Scrumqueens. The 19-year-old Sweety was earlier declared by Asia Rugby as the “continent’s fastest player”. Sweety, who hails from Nawada village in Barh tehsil of Patna , plays as a winger in the team, and is nicknamed India’s “ Scoring Machine ” by teammates. Sweety was a sprinter before she switched to rugby. She followed her brother into athletics, but on the insistence of secretary of the state rugby association she tried out rugby.Her pace and ability to tackle the defenders without losing out her on her speed has made her a talent to watch out for. “ She impressed from the start, but it was this year that she started making a big impact in Asia, at both sevens and fifteens. Described by Asia Rugby as the continent’s fastest player, her explosive pace and power has resulted in her top scoring at most of India’s sevens tournaments, as wel...