All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

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All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Rugby Trophy.jpg
Champions Trophy of All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Sport Rugby union
Founded1924;100 years ago (1924) [1]
No. of teams12
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Continent Asia
Most recent
champion(s)
Bombay Gymkhana (2023)
Most titles Bombay Gymkhana

The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India. [2] The competition has been played since 1924. [3] In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship. [4] The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association. [5]

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History

After the Calcutta Cup and rugby union in India became popular the Rugby Football Union decided to give Calcutta Cricket and Football Club a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament. [6] The cup has been played every year since.

In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began Army Red emerged as champions. [7]

2018 qualifying teams

In 2018, the 85th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at Bombay Gymkhana grounds between 22 and 29 September with 10 teams competing in the men's category. [8]

Team (Men's)RankLocation
Delhi Hurricanes 1 New Delhi
Army Red 2 Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana 3 Mumbai
Jungle Crows 4 Kolkata
Calcutta CFC 5 Kolkata
Maharashtra State Police 6 Maharashtra
Magicians7 Mumbai
Sergeant's Institute8 Kolkata
Bangalore RFC 9 Bangalore
Bhubaneswar RFC10 Bhubaneswar

In the women's category there were 8 teams. [8]

Team (Women's)RankLocation
Delhi Hurricanes 1 New Delhi
Odisha 2 Bhubaneswar
Rugby Association of Maharashtra3 Mumbai
Bihar4 Patna
Calcutta CFC 5 Kolkata
Adivasi6 Kolkata
Haryana Bulls7 Haryana
Magicians8 Mumbai

2017 qualifying teams

Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017 Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg
Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017
Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017 Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg
Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017

In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 and 14 October with 10 teams competing in the men's category. [4]

Team (Men's)RankLocation
Army Red 1 Mumbai
Delhi Hurricanes 2 New Delhi
Bombay Gymkhana 3 Mumbai
Jungle Crows 4 Kolkata
Maharashtra State Police 5 Maharashtra
Calcutta CFC 6 Kolkata
Sergeant's Institute7 Kolkata
Magicians8 Mumbai
Kolkata Police 9 Kolkata
Delhi Rebels10 Delhi

In the women's category there were 8 teams. [4]

Team (Women's)RankLocation
Odisha 1 Bhubaneswar
Delhi Hurricanes 2 New Delhi
Jungle Crows 3 Kolkata
Calcutta CFC 4 Kolkata
Rugby Association of Maharashtra5 Mumbai
Bihar6 Patna
Young Rugby Club7 Kolkata
Adivasi8 Kolkata

2016 qualifying teams

2016 Champions Army Red 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament Champions Army Red.jpg
2016 Champions Army Red 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament
Actor and ex rugby player Rahul Bose is introduced to the players before the final of 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament Rahul Bose Introduction.jpg
Actor and ex rugby player Rahul Bose is introduced to the players before the final of 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament
A Women's Rugby Match in progress during the All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament Rugby Women.jpg
A Women's Rugby Match in progress during the All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament

In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 and 24 September with 12 teams competing in the men's category. [9]

Team (Men's)RankLocation
Army Red 1 Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana 2 Mumbai
Delhi Hurricanes 3 New Delhi
Maharashtra State Police 4 Maharashtra
Jungle Crows 5 Kolkata
Calcutta CFC 6 Kolkata
Bangalore RFC 7 Bangalore
Bhubaneswar RFC 8 Bhubaneswar
Young Rugby Club 9 Kolkata
Kolkata Police 10 Kolkata
Mumbai Magicians 11 Mumbai
Delhi Lions 12 Mumbai

For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating. [9]

Team (Women's)PoolLocation
Jungle Crows A Kolkata
Young Rugby Club A Kolkata
Odisha A Odisha
Calcutta CFC B Kolkata
BiharB Bihar
Delhi Lions B New Delhi

2015 qualifying teams

TeamLocation
Army Green Mumbai
Army Red Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana Mumbai
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club Kolkata
Delhi Hurricanes New Delhi
Jungle Crows Kolkata
KISS RFC Bhubaneswar
Bangalore RFC Bangalore
Maharashtra State Police Maharashtra
Kolkata Police Kolkata
Young Rugby Club Kolkata
Bhubaneswar RFC Bhubaneswar
Chhattisgarh RFC Chhattisgarh

Results

These are the list of champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.

Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Year
WinnerRunner upScore
2000 Bombay Gymkhana
2001Old Peterites SC Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 34-24
2002
2003 Sri Lanka Police SC Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Bombay Gymkhana 19-17
2004 Chennai Cheetahs 12-3
2005British Asian Rugby Association Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bangalore RFC 27-3
2006 Chennai Cheetahs Kolkata Police52-9
2007 Army Red Chennai Cheetahs 12-5
2008
2009 Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 26-0
2010 Chennai Cheetahs 24-16
2011 Bombay Gymkhana 15-0
2012 Bombay Gymkhana Army Red 7-0
2013 Army Red and Bombay Gymkhana 10-10
2014 Army Red Delhi Hurricanes 18-0
2015 Bombay Gymkhana 17-5
2016 Delhi Hurricanes 18-5 [10]
2017 Delhi Hurricanes Army Red 25-24 [4]
2018 Bombay Gymkhana 15-9 [8]
201926-6
2022 Bombay Gymkhana Army Red 14-10 [11]
2023Kolkata Police74-0

Bombay Gymkhana have won the competition sixteen times, Army Red and La Martinière Old Boys eight times, Armenian Sports Club six times, the Delhi Hurricanes three times and Chennai Cheetahs have been successful twice.

These are the list of champions of the Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since its inaugural version in 2016.

Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Year
WinnerRunner upScore
2016 Odisha Delhi Hurricanes 20 - 0 [5] [12]
2017 Delhi Hurricanes Odisha 19 - 0 [4]
2018 Odisha Delhi Hurricanes 10 - 5 [8]

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