The Bhubaneswar team with the trophy at the All-India Callaghan Cup Telegraph pictures

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 10: Sunday proved to be a day when brain and brawn of young muscular men were put to test.

While the Callaghan Cup that saw top rugby teams contesting came to conclusion at the Railway stadium, a bodybuilding competition took place at a private gym in Jayadev Vihar in the city.

Callaghan Cup All-India (Division-II) Rugby Tournament saw 12 teams in the competition including the KISS team, Bhubaneswar Rugby Football Club, Calcutta teams Young Rugby Club, Calcutta Police and Future Hope and state teams of Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, CRPF (Delhi), Haryana Bulls and Rajasthan.

Calcutta Police won the game by defeating Jammu and Kashmir 48-5. Tamil Nadu finished third overcoming a stiff competition by KISS. Bhubaneswar team that routed CRPF by 31-15 lifted the plate cup. Champions Calcutta Police had given out clear signals to other teams by thrashing Bihar by a massive margin of 87-0 in their first match.

While Haryana opted out from the tournament at the last minute as many players backed out because of injury, CRPF’s train got delayed and the team could not reach on time for the inaugural match. No matches were lined up for Friday. Instead, a coaching course was organised on that day where players from various teams participated. Nasser Hussain and Manas Jena, two noted players, trained them.

The event has been organised by Indian Rugby Football Union in collaboration with Odisha Rugby Football Association. “Rugby requires a lot of strength, stamina and mental agility. Many youngsters are taking up the game in the city,” said Upendra Kumar Mohanty, secretary, ORFA. Delhi Lions and Bangalore Rugby Football Club were declared joint champions of the tournament as the final ended in a draw at Kalinga Stadium last year. Also on Sunday, Odisha Body Building Association and a city-based gym organised a body building competition titled Mr Odisha. It was the 11th edition of the championship. About 110 participants competed in seven different categories. Anil Gocchikar, an alumnus of SCS College, Puri won the championship. “Gymming is a fad but it takes extreme discipline to be a serious body builder,” said Pankaj Pratihari, owner of the gym.