News and Features
Army Green dominate once again
03 Mar 2010
Army Green overcame a spirited effort by the Kolkata Jungle Crows to emerge as Cup champions of the All India Inter Club Rugby 7’s and reinforce their domination of recent years.
Invictus
11 Jan 2010
Released last month in the United States and coming to a screen near you soon, wherever you live, ‘Invictus’ is the 2009 biographical drama film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Rugby to be played in world’s wettest place
07 Jan 2010
Rugby is steadily reaching all corners of India and in March, some of the residents of the small state of Meghalaya, in the North East of the country, will join those already enjoying the sport.
Afghanistan, one of rugby’s final frontiers
05 Jan 2010
There aren’t too many countries nowadays where there isn’t an active rugby scene, but Afghanistan is one of them. That may be about to change with the help of a young man from Kolkota.
Indian national rugby team eager to take centre-stage at Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens
02 Dec 2009
The Indian national rugby team is all set to be part of the prestigious and celebrated Dubai 7s. World record crowds, thrilling rugby action, entertainment second to none and an impressive new venue have made the Dubai 7s, one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year. The tournament attracts teams from many of the rugby playing nations throughout the world.
SA Vipers reign supreme
10 Nov 2009
South African Vipers took the top spot in the Albitt Cup as the reigning champions after edging out Fiji’s Davetelavu in a thrilling finish to the 62nd Singapore Cricket Club Rugby 7s 2009. They beat the Fijians in a score of 24-0 when the final whistle blew.
Welcome to Rugby in India. The first ever recorded game played in India was on Christmas Day 1872 at the CFC, Calcutta.
Once solely an expatriate sport, rugby has now been embraced by the local population. There are over 17,000 registered players throughout the country and the game is played in every single state and territory. There are over 50 senior men’s clubs and a rapidly expanding number of women participating in the sport. Rugby is now played in many private and government schools.
The men’s national team compete in the Asian 5 Nations Division 2 and the women’s team will compete in the 2009 Asian Womens Sevens Championships.
The city of Delhi will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 where rugby sevens will be played.
Follow the links to discover more about rugby in India.
Other News
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Delhi overcome two Police teams to lift Callaghan Cup
Next years All India tournament in Kolkata, will have two teams from Delhi amongst the participants, after the Hurricanes won this year’s Division 2, Callaghan Cup competition.
06 Nov 2009
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Thailand in a class of their own
The Thai women’s team gave nigh on a faultless display of sevens rugby last weekend, with a level of skill and a tactics superior to some of the men’s team competing in the Asian Rugby Sevens Series.
04 Nov 2009
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Teams peaking nicely for the SCC 7s
October has been a great month for Rugby in general and sevens in particular. The Olympics finally welcomed back rugby into its fold, and with that a new spate of tournaments opened in Asia with the ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Circuit.
04 Nov 2009
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Japan lift cup, while minnows impress
Japan gained revenge over Shanghai Sevens champions Korea, in a tight cup semi-final and then gave a polished performance against an injury ridden Hong Kong in the final to lift the Borneo Sevens Cup and top the Asian Rugby Sevens Series ranking table after the two qualifying tournaments.
03 Nov 2009
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A passage to the Hong Kong Sevens?
The Asian Rugby Sevens Series road-show moves on to the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu this weekend for the Borneo Sevens.
30 Oct 2009
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The driest rugby tournament in the world
The t shirts on sale proclaimed it 'The driest rugby tournament in the world', but the lack of the normal free flowing alcohol at events such as this, certainly did nothing to diminish the level of excitement.
27 Oct 2009
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19 Oct 2009
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A sevens tournament with a difference
Those of who have experienced a visit to Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore or any of the other numerous sevens tournaments throughout the region, will have realised that many get as much pleasure from the party style atmosphere, more often than not fuelled by generous helpings of alcoholic beverages, as they do from the quality rugby on display.
16 Oct 2009
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Indian national team to debut at SCC 7s
The Singapore Cricket Club has revealed its line-up of the 24 teams participating in the upcoming SCC International Rugby 7s 2009 on 7th and 8th November 2009 at the historic Padang.
16 Oct 2009
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Crows are the toast of India
The Jungle Crows from Kokata have been crowned the first ever All India Women’s Ten champions, after defeating Pune 24-7 in the final. This is a huge achievement for the West Bengal ladies, as the majority of India’s first national sevens team was made up from the ranks of the Pune club.
13 Oct 2009
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Army Red wins third straight All India
Army Red won the All India and South Asia Cup for the third consecutive year on Saturday. The first half was a tightly fought contest, but the Army team always looked to have the edge. In the 17th minute a converted Parvinder Singh try gave Army a 7-0 lead and that is how the score remained until the break.
05 Oct 2009
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Army Red march on
Sighs of relief all around as the focus moved back one hundred per cent to the legitimate rugby action at Bombay Gymkhana yesterday. First up Uzbekistan took on the runners-up of the last two years Chennai Cheetahs. The Cheetahs no doubt influenced by their Kiwi imports treated the crowd to their own version of the ‘Tamil Haka’ before the game. Unfortunately for them it didn’t manage to inspire them enough to propel them to glory.
02 Oct 2009
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Rugby in Asia ‘ahead of the Times’
Jungle Crows and Indian international Sailen Tudu, is quite rightly receiving plenty column inches of late. Below is the most recent coverage of his fairytale story in the Times, no less.
02 Oct 2009
