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	===Overall records===		===Overall records===

	Their Test match record against all nations, updated to 8 June 2013, is as follows:<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;team=105;template=results;type=team;view=opposition</ref>		Their Test match record against all nations, updated to 8 June 2013, is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;team=105;template=results;type=team;view=opposition\|title = Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN}}</ref>

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	==Squad==		==Squad==
	'''Squad to [[2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 South-East\|2019 Asia Rugby Championship]]''' <ref>https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-championship/division-3es-2019/</ref>		'''Squad to [[2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 South-East\|2019 Asia Rugby Championship]]''' <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-championship/division-3es-2019/\|title = Asia Rugby Championship Div 3ES 2019}}</ref>
	*'''Head Coach''': {{flagicon\|RSA}} [[Naas Botha]]		*'''Head Coach''': {{flagicon\|RSA}} [[Naas Botha]]
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|Name = India
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|Union = Indian Rugby-Football Union
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|ground = [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|capacity = 50,000
|Captain = [[Nasser Hussain (rugby union)]]
|Coach = [[Naas Botha]]
|Matches = 35
|Wins = 10
|Loss = 24
|Draw = 01
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| World Rugby Rank = 84
| World Rugby Rank date = 29 March 2021
|First game = {{ru|SIN}} 85–0 {{ru-rt|IND}}<br/> (26 October 1998)
|Largest win = {{ru|IND}} 92–0 {{ru-rt|PAK}}<br/> (14 June 2008)
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The '''India national rugby union team''' was admitted to the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]] in 2001, but it took three years before India won a match, beating [[Pakistan national rugby union team|Pakistan]] 56–3 in the third tier competition of the Asian Biennial tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarugby.com/|title=Indiarughby.com|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2005, they started their attempt to qualify for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], but a 22–36 loss to [[Kazakhstan national rugby union team|Kazakhstan]] sent them out of the running for that tournament. They also were disappointed with an 8–8 tie in [[Guam national rugby union team|Guam]], but still managed to finish second in their group of four teams thanks to beating [[Malaysia rugby union team|Malaysia]] 48–12. However, as only the top team in the group qualified for the next stage, India were out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/india/|title=Asiarugby.com|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[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 in Kolkata, it was played between [[England national rugby union team|England]] and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

The national team was not started until 1998 however when the India national team played [[Singapore national rugby union team|Singapore]] in Singapore, they lost 85-0. The team were then admitted into the [[International Rugby Board]] in 2001 and then in 2003 the team undertook its first UK tour. This consisted of playing three sides from the Midlands which all resulted in large defeats, including a staggering 153-0 defeat from a Leicester Tigers XV at Welford Road. They also failed to score a single try during their visit. Despite the sheer lack of success, the head did have some positive words, stating: "It's all a learning process for us. The difference in size and body weight between the two teams was huge, but when we get back to Asia we'll be playing against teams roughly our own size." In 2007 India attempted to qualify for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] in France, [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]]. They were placed in [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification#Division 3 Pool B .282005.29|Asian Division 3, Pool B]] for the qualifiers in which India finished second of four teams with 1 win, 1 tie, and 1 loss. As only the first place team moved on to the second qualification round India was officially knocked out of the 2007 World Cup.

In 2008 the India Rugby Union Team attempted to qualify for the Rugby World Cup again. This time though qualification was different as instead of the group stage India had to play in the [[2008 Asian Five Nations]] and win it in order to move on to Round 2 in qualification. India though lost their first match against [[Thailand national rugby union team|Thailand]] and had to settle for 3rd place after a 2nd{{Clarify|date=July 2013|reason=Should this be '2nd' or '3rd'?}} place match win against [[Pakistan national rugby union team|Pakistan]] in which India achieved their biggest ever victory as they beat Pakistan 92–0.

==Stadium==
[[File:Rugby players from Odisha.jpg|thumb|Rugby players from Odisha]]
India does not have its own personal stadium to use. When they play they usually do on local [[university]] fields throughout India.

==Strip==
India have worn dark blue and black for all of their Rugby Union games since 2011 and prior to that, from 1998–2010, they used the traditional Indian sports colours of light blue and white. At present, the shirt and socks are dark blue and the shorts are black.

==Record==

===Asia Rugby Championship===
India competes annually in the [[Asia Rugby Championship]], which is a [[rugby union]] competition held amongst national rugby sides within the [[Asia Rugby]] region. India participated in the inaugural [[2008 Asian Five Nations]] (as it was then known) competing in the [[2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division2|Second Division]], finishing in third place, and missing out on being promoted. During the [[2009 Asian Five Nations]] India again finished in 3rd place in the [[2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|Second Division]] but then during the [[2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|2010 Asian Five Nations]] India just lost out on promotion to Division 1 when they were beaten 34-12 by the [[Philippines national rugby union team|Philippines]] in the final game. They then suffered a setback in [[2011 Asian Five Nations]] as they were relegated to Division 3 after losing both their matches in [[2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|Second Division tournament]]. In 2012 India were successful in winning the [[2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 3|Third Division]] tournament earning a promotion back to Division 2 the following year. In 2013 they finished fourth in the [[2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|Second Division]] tournament, relegating them back to the third division. In 2014 the [[2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 3|Division 3]] tournament was split into an East and West competition, with four teams in each. India finished in fourth place in the Division 3 West tournament. In 2015 the [[2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments#Division 3 Central|Division 3]] tournament was split into three brackets, East, West and Central, with three teams in each. India competed in the Central tournament, however due to the withdrawal of [[Pakistan national rugby union team|Pakistan]] the remaining teams India and [[Uzbekistan national rugby union team|Uzbekistan]] played two matches against each other. As both team scored respective victories India was declared the winner on points difference. In 2016 the [[2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3|Division 3]] tournament was split into four competitions, East, Central, West and West-Central. India plays in the South-Central bracket where it is scheduled to compete against Pakistan.

{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Host
!Champion
!India Record (W-L)
!India Finish
|-
|[[2008 Asian Five Nations#Division two|2008]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand national rugby union team|Thailand]]
|1-1
|3rd Place in Division 2
|-
|[[2009 Asian Five Nations#Division two|2009]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia national rugby union team|Malaysia]]
|1-1
|3rd Place in Division 2
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2010 Asian Five Nations#Division Two|2010]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} India
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines national rugby union team|Philippines]]
|1-1
|2nd Place in Division 2
|-
|[[2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|2011]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Chinese Taipei national rugby union team|Chinese Taipei]]
|0-2
|4th Place in Division 2
|-
|[[2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 3|2012]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} India
|2-0
|1st Place in Division 3
|-
|[[2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 2|2013]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
|0-2
|4th Place in Division 2
|-
|[[2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments#Division 3|2014]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Lebanon]]
|1-1
|3rd Place in Division 3 - West
|-
|[[2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments#Division 3 Central|2015]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} India
|1-1
|1st Place in Division 3 Central
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2016 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments#Division 3 South-Central|2016]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|}

===World Cup===
India has never played in the [[Rugby World Cup]] but they have attempted twice in 2005 and 2008 to qualify for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] and [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]s respectively.

{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Host
!Champion
!India Finish
!Results
|-
|[[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] to [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]]
|Various
|Various
|colspan="2"|India did not participate
|-
|[[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]] (''[[2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification#Division 3 Pool B (2005)|Asian Qualification]]'')
|Various
|{{ru|KAZ}}
|Second in division 3 Pool B Round 1a
|India did not qualify
|-
|[[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] (''[[2011 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification#Round 1|Asian Qualification]]'')
|{{THA}}
|{{ru|THA}}
|Third in first round
|India did not qualify
|-
|[[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]] (''[[2015 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification#Divisions 2 and 3|Asian Qualification]]'')
|
|{{ru|THA}}
|Second in division 2 and 3
|India did not qualify
|}

===Overall records===

Their Test match record against all nations, updated to 8 June 2013, is as follows:<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;team=105;template=results;type=team;view=opposition</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #ccc;"

|-

! style="width:175px; text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|Opponent

! style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Played

! style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Won

! style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Lost

! style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Drawn

! style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Win percentage

|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"

|align="left"|{{no flag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]*}} ||1||0||1||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"

|align="left"|{{ru|CHN}} ||3||1||2||0||33.3%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|TPE}} ||1||0||1||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|GUM}} ||3||2||0||1||83.3%

|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"

|align="left"|{{ru|IRN}} ||3||1||2||0||33.3%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|KAZ}} ||3||0||3||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|MAS}} ||4||1||3||0||25%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|PAK}} ||5||5||0||0||100%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|PHI}} ||2||1||1||0||50%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|SIN}} ||3||0||3||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|SRI}} ||2||0||2||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center;"

|align="left"|{{ru|THA}} ||7||0||7||0||0%

|- style="text-align:center;"

||'''Total'''||'''37'''||'''11'''||'''25'''||'''1'''||'''31.08%'''
|}

==Squad==
'''Squad to [[2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments#Division 3 South-East|2019 Asia Rugby Championship]]''' <ref>https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-championship/division-3es-2019/</ref>
*'''Head Coach''': {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Naas Botha]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player
! Position
! Club
|-
| Suraj Prasad
| [[Rugby union positions#Hooker|Hooker]]
| Bengal R.F.U.
|-
| Monu Yadav
| [[Rugby union positions#Hooker|Hooker]]
| [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC]]
|-
| Parvender Singh
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Mukesh Mankotia
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
| [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC]]
|-
| Surender Joon
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Shokender Balyan
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Hitesh Dagar
| [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]]
| [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC]]
|-
| Sivasankar Bahuleyan
| [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Suresh Kumar
| [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Anil Kumar
| [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Vikas Khatri (c)
| [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Jitendra Kumar
| [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Nitin Dagar
| [[Rugby union positions#Number Eight|Number 8]]
| Delhi Rebels
|-
| Sujai Lama
| [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]]
| [[Indian Army]]
|-
| Sukumar Hembrom
| [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]]
| Bengal R.F.U.
|-
| Deepak Punia
| [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|Fly-half]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Akash Balmiki
| [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|Fly-half]]
| Bengal R.F.U.
|-
| Mohit Khatri
| [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Prince Khatri
| [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Ajay Balmiki
| [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
| Bengal R.F.U.
|-
| Pappu Todkar
| [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]]
| Rugby Maharashtra
|-
| Ajay Deswal
| [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]]
| Haryana Rugby
|-
| Sourabh Dubal
| [[Rugby union positions#Fullback|Fullback]]
| [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC]]
|-
|}

==Coach==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
! Tests
! Won
! Drew
! Lost
! Win percentage
|-
| Norman Laker
| 1 January 2011 – present
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0%
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rugbyindia.in The Official Website of Indian Rugby]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042746/http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html IRB World Rankings]
* [http://www.irb.com/IRB/TemplateFiles/General/ResultsQueryTemplate.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fFixtures%2fResultsSearch%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b08B408A2-B539-414E-9AF8-8DC1D398CC41%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest Indian Rugby Internationals]
* [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/QUALIFYING/ 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying procedures]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050714031526/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/RESULTS/ 2007 Rugby World Cup results]

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imported>Billjones94 at 11:46, 31 August 2021