Gautam Dagar (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian former rugby union player who captained the Indian national men's team from 2014 to 2017.[1] He made his Olympic debut to Indian rugby team at the 2007 Kandy 7s in Sri Lanka, marking his Olympic-level entry into international rugby. He plays scrum-half or fly half.
Dagar was born on 8 August 1988 in Delhi and grew up Maidan Garhi.[2] He began his interest in rugby at 15 for having fun, after his 10th standard board exams.[1]
International career
In 2008, he was among the team that played during the World Cup qualifier in Hong Kong during the 2009 Asia Five Nations in Malaysia. He also participated in Singapore Sevens and Borneo Sevens that same year.
In 2017, he was part of the squad selected to represent the nation at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy in Doha defeating Pakistan 14-12 to secure a 7th place finish.[4][5][6]
He was also selected for the Indian national team XVs tournament side in Asia Rugby Championship Division II held in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).[2]
He trained Indian National Junior team at the 2016 Asian school games held in Hong Kong. Currently , since 2017 he is coaching Delhi State Junior team.
Personal life
Dagar is married to Neha Pardeshi. They have twin children together.[7]
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