Bangladesh national rugby union team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bangladesh women's national rugby union team.

Bangladesh

Nickname	Green Tigers
Emblem	Green Tigers
Union	Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union
Head coach	Mohammad Abdul Kader
Captain	Md Shahiduzzaman
Home stadium	Bangladesh Army Stadium
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	40 (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
New Zealand   82–0   Bangladesh (at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	DNQ

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

Nicknames

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

Home stadium

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

History

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

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

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2018

	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

	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

Team records

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

• Biggest win: 35-0 against   Brunei at Jakarta, Indonesia in 11 August 2019 ^[6]
• Biggest defeat: 0-82 against   India at Kolkata, India in 25 November 2022. ^[7]

Player records

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

Head to head

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

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
1987	Did not qualify
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
2031
Total	0/9	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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

Asia Rugby Championship

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

References

1. "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.