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Rugby India
SportRugby union
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)
World Rugby affiliation1999
Asia Rugby affiliation1998
PresidentRahul Bose[1]
Men's coachWaisale Serevi
Women's coachWaisale Serevi
Websitewww.rugbyindia.in

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 1998 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

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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 1998 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, Odisha. 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]

State associations

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State Associations affiliated with the IRFU.[8][9]

State/UT members

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No.AssociationState/UTReg. year
1Rugby Football Association Andaman NicobarAndaman and Nicobar Islands2021
2Andhra Pradesh Rugby AssociationAndhra Pradesh2016
3Rugby Association of AssamAssam2006
4Rugby Football Association of BiharBihar2017
5Chandigarh Rugby Football AssociationChandigarh2001
6Chhattisgarh Rugby Football AssociationChhattisgarh2004
7Rugby Association of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuDadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu2024
8Rugby Association of DelhiDelhi2019
9Goa Rugby UnionGoa2018
10Rugby Football Association of GujaratGujarat2015
11Haryana State Rugby Football AssociationHaryana2009
12Himachal Pradesh Rugby AssociationHimachal Pradesh2025
13Jammu & Kashmir Rugby AssociationJammu and Kashmir2021
14Jharkhand Rugby football AssociationJharkhand2022
15Karnataka Rugby Football UnionKarnataka2006
16State Rugby Association – KeralaKerala2015
17Rugby Football Association – Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh2020
18Rugby Association of MaharashtraMaharashtra2010
19Amateur Rugby Association of ManipurManipur2001
20Odisha Rugby Football AssociationOdisha1998
21Puducherry Amateur Rugby Football AssociationPuducherry2018
22Rugby Association – PunjabPunjab2015
23Rajasthan Rugby AssociationRajasthan2023
24Tamil Nadu Rugby Football UnionTamil Nadu2000
25Telangana Rugby AssociationTelangana2017
26Rugby Football Association Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh2022
27Uttarakhand Rugby AssociationUttarakhand2021
28Bengal Rugby-Football UnionWest Bengal2001

Other members

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No.AssociationDepartmentPresident
1Services Sports Control BoardIndian Armed ForcesDinesh Suri

Coaching staff

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "IRFU Board". Rugby India. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Indian rugby's birth pangs". Sportstar. 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Union, Indian Rugby Football. "Indian Rugby Football Union". indiarugby.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Naas Botha accepts coaching position with India". 31 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Indian Rugby team partners with Odisha govt, KIIT to support high-performance program".
  7. ↑ "Indian Rugby Football Union".
  8. ↑ "State Associations affiliated with IRFU". Rugby India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "IRFU List of Members" (PDF). Rugby India. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Waisale Serevi appointed head coach of Indian rugby sevens teams". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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