Rugby India
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Jurisdiction | India |
| Membership | 26 |
| Abbreviation | IRFU, RI |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Affiliation | World Rugby |
| Affiliation date | 1999 |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Rugby |
| Affiliation date | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| President | Rahul Bose[1] |
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| Men's coach | Naas Botha |
| Women's coach | Sandeep Mosamkar |
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The Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), also known as Rugby India is the governing body for sport of rugby union in India.[2] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The federation was founded in 1995 and it became affiliated to World Rugby in 1999.[3]
Rugby India administers all India national teams: men's, women's, men's sevens and women's sevens. It also manages both U20 national teams.
History
[edit]Rugby Union in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in Kolkata and Madras during the visit of MS Galatea in 1871. The first recorded match was played on Christmas Day 1872, at CFC Ground in Kolkata, it was played between England and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.[4]
In 1995 the India Rugby Football Union was founded and in 1999 the IFRU gained association from the International Rugby Board. In March 2019, former South African player Naas Botha became coach of national team. He accepted the job for short term.[5]
Rugby India (RI) organised Asian under 18 tournament in 2018 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. In the tournament 14 nations participated and India finished on 4th position.[6] Rugby India was founded in 1998. It is sole governing body for rugby in India. It is recognized by Sports ministry of India and affiliated to the World Rugby, the international governing body of the sport in the world.[7]
Coaching staff
[edit]- Naas Botha: Head coach, former South African national player
- Waisale Serevi: Rugby 7 coach [8]
- Jannie Brooks: Strength and conditioning coach
- Vahbiz Bharucha: Mentor, psychotherapist for U-18 female team
- Sourojit Ghosh: General manager [6]
Sponsors
[edit]- Government of Odisha
- Société Générale, a financial partner and official bank
- Capgemini - Associate sponsor India Rugby seven teams
- BLK (sportswear) - apparel sponsor
- [1] BLADE India - National team partner
- [2]Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP) - Official partner
- Refs-[7][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "IRFU Board". Rugby India. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Indian rugby's birth pangs". Sportstar. 4 April 2015.
- ^ Union, Indian Rugby Football. "Indian Rugby Football Union". indiarugby.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Naas Botha accepts coaching position with India". 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Indian Rugby team partners with Odisha govt, KIIT to support high-performance program".
- ^ a b "Indian Rugby Football Union".
- ^ "Waisale Serevi appointed head coach of Indian rugby sevens teams". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- "India Rugby Football Union — Member Clubs". indiarugby.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
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