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Bangladesh national rugby union team

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Bangladesh
NicknameGreen Tigers
EmblemGreen Tigers
UnionBangladesh Rugby Federation Union
Head coachMohammad Abdul Kader
CaptainMd Shahiduzzaman
Home stadiumBangladesh Army Stadium
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current42 (as of 16 January 2024)
First international
Bangladesh  56-42  Lebanon
(at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  82–0  India
(at Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  0–82  New Zealand
(at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022)
World Cup
AppearancesDNQ

The Bangladesh national rugby union team represents Bangladesh in men's international rugby union.[1] The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.[2][3] The team participating asian rugby tournaments.

Team image

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Nicknames

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The Bangladesh national rugby union team has been known or nicknamed as "Green Tigers".

Home stadium

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The team play its home matches on the Bangladesh Army Stadium and others stadiums.

History

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The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game.The team have won bowl round of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[1] The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team.[4] In 2022 the federation organized Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series. Bangladesh won there first Rugby series against Nepal by a 3-0 lead in series. All of the matches took place in Dhaka from 21–22 June 2022.[5]

Players

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S/N Player Position Club
1 Sim Ferdous Alam Hooker  Bangladesh
2 Md Nazmul Hasan Hooker  Bangladesh
3 Paritosh Chakma Prop  Bangladesh
4 Md Nadim Mahmud Prop  Bangladesh
5 Jewel Rana Prop  Bangladesh
6 Md Anowruzzaman Prop  Bangladesh
7 Md Sohel Rana Lock  Bangladesh
8 Md Shahiduzzaman (C) Lock  Bangladesh
9 Md Obaidur Rahman Lock  Bangladesh
10 Akteruzzaman Talukder Flanker  Bangladesh
11 Mahabobur Rahman Dinar Flanker  Bangladesh
12 Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas Flanker  Bangladesh

Results and fixtures

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2018

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4 August 2018 Singapore  52–0  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
11:14
4 August 2018 Pakistan  17–12  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
14:21
4 August 2018 Bangladesh  21–26  Brunei Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
16:44
5 August 2018 Laos  12–26  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
11:10
5 August 2018 Brunei  12–26  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
14:00

2019

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10 August 2019 Bangladesh  10-21  Afghanistan Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia  
17:00
10 August 2019 Thailand  20-5  Bangladesh Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia  
20:00

Overall records

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Team records

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Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.

Year Match Won Lost Drawn PF PA
2016 6 2 4 0 57 194
2017 4 1 3 0 72 86
2018 5 2 3 0 85 119
2019 4 1 3 0 65 60
2021 6 0 5 1 17 184
2022 5 4 1 0 113 89
2023 3 1 2 0 96 12
Total 33 11 21 1 409 842

Team statistics record

Player records

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  • Most tries: Md Nadim Mahmud with 14 tries
  • Most conversions: Md Nadim Mahmud and Paritosh Chakma with 6 conversion

Head to head

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The Test match record against all nations, updated to 16 January 2024, is as follows.

As of 16 January 2024
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn PF PA
 India 2 0 2 0 5 113
   Nepal 5 5 0 0 168 19
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 0
 Laos 1 1 0 0 26 12
 Syria 1 1 0 0 26 24
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0 0 117
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 12 0
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 12 24
 Thailand 6 0 6 0 36 155
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 00 47
 Iran 1 0 1 0 5 35
 Brunei 3 2 1 0 82 38
 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 12 17
 Singapore 2 0 2 0 0 105
 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 15 19
 Afghanistan 1 0 1 0 10 21
 Russia 1 0 1 0 0 50
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 5 41
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 7 5
Total 33 11 21 1 409 842

Competitive records

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Rugby World Cup

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Rugby World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Australia
New Zealand 1987
Did not qualify
England
France
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Wales 1991
South Africa 1995
Wales 1999
Australia 2003
France 2007
New Zealand 2011
England 2015
Japan 2019
France 2023
Australia 2027 To be determined
United States 2031
Total 0/9 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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Asia Rugby Sevens Series record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
India 2016 Plate-Semi-finals 7th 4 2 0 4 57 194
Qatar 2017 Second Round 10th 4 1 0 3 72 86
Singapore 2018 Bowl Round Champions 9th 3 2 0 3 85 119
Indonesia 2019 Group stages-Men's Playoff-R/R 10th 4 1 0 3 65 60
United Arab Emirates 2021 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2022 Did not participate
Total Plate-Semi-finals 7th 15 6 0 13 279 459

Asia Rugby Championship

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Asia Rugby Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Japan 1969 to
Hong Kong
Malaysia
South Korea 2023
Did not qualify
Total 0/34 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union". www.asiarugby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge". www.asiarugby.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Rugby may be popularized in Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "A scene from the first match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series between Bangladesh Rugby team and Nepal Rugby team at Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city's Banani on Tuesday. Bangladesh crushed Nepal by 19-0 points in the first match and thrashed Nepal by 20-0 points in the second match to win the series. NN photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 , Asia Rugby #ARST2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. ^ "Asia Rugby Men's Championship Division 3 South 2022". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.