Francisco hernandez

The Kalinga Black Tigers: With qualification on the line for Bengaluru Bravehearts, Philip Wokorach, Arpan Chhetri and Liam Poulton lead the way to seal the third spot in the race to the semi-finals. Player of the match, Liam Poulton, scored a few crucial tries to shut down Kalinga completely as they showed glimmers of taking the game away from Bengaluru in the first half.

Bengaluru Bravehearts finally won with a margin of 8 points, with the final score reading 34-26.

"Being in the semi-finals is the first step to winning this tournament. We did a really great job in the league. We have consistently been in the top three going into the semi-finals and have got some very good performances and game time. Now is the time to work even harder and hopefully move from the semi-finals into the finals.” said Bengaluru Bravehearts head coach Francisco Hernandez.