Bangladesh national rugby union team

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Bangladesh
Nickname(s)Green Tigers
EmblemGreen Tigers
Union Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union
Head coachMohammad Abdul Kader
CaptainMd Shahiduzzaman
Home stadium Bangladesh Army Stadium
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Kit body Banglades16a.png
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Kit socks long.svg
First colours
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Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current- (as of 16 January 2024)
First international
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–47 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
(at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg 35–0 Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
(at Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–82 Flag of India.svg  India
(at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022)
World Cup
AppearancesDNQ

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.

Contents

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 [4] The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team. [5] 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. [6]

Players

S/NPlayerPositionClub
1Sim Ferdous Alam Hooker Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
2Md Nazmul Hasan Hooker Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
3Paritosh Chakma Prop Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
4Md Nadim Mahmud Prop Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
5Jewel Rana Prop Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
6Md Anowruzzaman Prop Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
7Md Sohel Rana Lock Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
8Md Shahiduzzaman (C) Lock Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
9Md Obaidur Rahman Lock Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
10Akteruzzaman Talukder Flanker Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
11Mahabobur Rahman Dinar Flanker Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
12Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas Flanker Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh

Results & fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2018

4 August 2018 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg52–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore 
11:14
4 August 2018 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg17–12Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore 
14:21
4 August 2018 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg21–26Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Queenstown Stadium, Singapore 
16:44
5 August 2018 Laos  Flag of Laos.svg12–26Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore 
11:10
5 August 2018 Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg12–26Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore 
14:00

2019

10 August 2019 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg10-21Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia 
17:00
10 August 2019 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg20-5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia 
20:00

Overall records

Team Records

Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.

YearMatchWonLostDrawnPFPA
2016624057194
201741307286
2018523085119
201941306560
2021605117184
2022541011389
202331209612
Total3311211409842

Team Statistics Record.

Player Records

Head to Head

The Test match record against all nations, updated to 16 January 2024, is as follows.

As of 16 January 2024
OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnPFPA
Flag of India.svg  India 20205113
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 550016819
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 100100
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 11002612
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 11002624
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 20200117
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1100120
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 10101224
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 606036155
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 10100047
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1010535
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 32108238
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10101217
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20200105
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 10101519
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 10101021
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1010050
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1010541
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 110075
Total3311211409842

Competitive records

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLPFPA
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Flag of New Zealand.svg 1987
Did not qualify
Flag of England.svg
Flag of France.svg
Flag of Ireland.svg
Flag of Scotland.svg
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1991
Flag of South Africa.svg 1995
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1999
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2003
Flag of France.svg 2007
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2011
Flag of England.svg 2015
Flag of Japan.svg 2019
Flag of France.svg 2023 To be determined
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2027
Flag of the United States.svg 2031
Total0/90 Titles000000

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLPFPA
Flag of India.svg 2016 Plate-Semi-finals7th420457194
Flag of Qatar.svg 2017 Second Round10th41037286
Flag of Singapore.svg 2018 Bowl Round Champions9th320385119
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2019 Group stages-

Men's Playoff-R/R

10th41036560
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2021 Did not qualify
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022 Did not participated
TotalPlate-Semi-finals7th156013279459

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLPFPA
Flag of Japan.svg 1969 to
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg 2023
Did not qualify
Total0/340 Titles000000

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