Mumbai, June 25 -- After waiting in the wings for his opportunity, Bhupinder Singh eventually made his way into the Rugby Premier League (RPL) as a replacement player after Sumit Roy from Hyderabad Heroes picked up an injury. His patience, hard work and determination paid off on Tuesday evening, when he registered his first try of the tournament to help the table-toppers register a 17-0 win against Chennai Bulls.

This was Hyderabad Heroes' seventh win in eight matches, helping them confirm their spot in the playoffs, a RPL release said.

Bhupinder said he is very happy to register his first try.

"World champions are playing against me and I am happy to beat them. I will continue to do my best in the team and leave no stone unturned, eve...