Rugby India wins fourth silver at the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2024
5th October 2024, Mumbai: The Indian National Rugby Women’s...
Shikha Yadav and Mohit Khatri lead the Indian Rugby 7s team at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy held in Kathmandu, Nepal
2nd October 2024: The Indian Rugby men’s and women’s team will be competing at...
Charan Hembram and Vijayshree Rathore to lead Rugby India at the prestigious Asia Rugby U18 7s Championship held in Johor, Malaysia
25th September 2024, Mumbai: The U18 Indian Boys and Girls Rugby team will compete...
The 2nd season of the ASMITA Rugby League kicks off the first leg on 7th September 2024 at Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) and the...
DHL Express and Rugby India launch grassroots program to nurture youngsters
Rugby India, the official governing body for rugby in India, has received support in...
RUGBY INDIA
5000
Total number of active players
26
Active state associations
330
Active districts
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Touch
A variation of Rugby with minimal body contact so that players can focus more on handling skills,
Rugby 7s
In this variation of the sport, teams are made up of seven players who will play seven-minutes a half.
Rugby XVs
In this format of the game the players are spilt into two groups namely – Forwards and Backs.
History of Rugby in India
1871
Rugby football was played in Calcutta & Madras.
1998
First national 15s team (Men) played their first international match in singapore.
2001
Indian Rugby Football Union was incorporated.
2009
First national 7s team (women) was formed.
2019
Indian women’s team won the first international match against Singapore in manila, philippines.
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