Hyderabad Heroes

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Hyderabad Heroes
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Full nameHyderabad Heroes
Nickname(s)Heroes
Founded 2025
CEOSanjay Jupudi
Srinath Chittoori
Coach(es) Flag of New Zealand.svg DJ Forbes
Captain(s) Flag of Spain.svg Manu Moreno
Top scorer Flag of Fiji.svg Terio Tamani
Most tries Flag of Fiji.svg Joji Nasova
League(s) Rugby Premier League
2025 3rd
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1st kit
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2nd kit
First match
24–14 vs Kalinga Black Tigers
Largest win
43–7 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
Largest defeat
21–26 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
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Hyderabad Heroes is a professional rugby sevens franchise team. [1] Based in Hyderabad, Telangana, it competes in the Rugby Premier League. [2] Manu Moreno is the captain while DJ Forbes is the coach. [3]

Contents

Owners

The team is owned by KLO Sports, which also owns Chennai Quick Guns in Ultimate Kho Kho. [4]

Squad

2025

PlayerNationality
Forward
Kevin Wekesa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Manu Moreno (C)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sambit Pradhan Flag of India.svg  India
Hybrid
Sumit Roy Flag of India.svg  India
Motu Opetai Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Wolfram Hacker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Back
Joji Nasova Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Terio Tamani Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Max Roddick Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Prince Khatri Flag of India.svg  India
Javed Hussain Flag of India.svg  India
Sukumar Hembrom Flag of India.svg  India
Lautaro Bazán Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bhupinder SinghFlag of India.svg  India

Source

Captaincy record

PlayerDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of Spain.svg Manu Moreno 2025–presentThird Place

Staff & personnel

Coaches

CoachDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of New Zealand.svg DJ Forbes 2025–presentThird Place [5]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearSeasonKit manufacturerMain sponsorBack sponsorSleeve sponsor
2025 I Omtex Fluentgrid Sprint ExportsQentelli

Performance record

SeasonStandingResultMatchesWonDrawLostMost TriesMost Points
2025 1/6Third Place121002 Joji Nasova Terio Tamani
Total0 Titles Joji Nasova Terio Tamani

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (4 April 2025). "Rugby 7s franchise-based league set to launch in Mumbai in June". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Inaugural six-team Rugby Premier League set to debut in India in 2025 - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Today, Telangana (9 April 2025). "Hyderabad Heroes among six franchisees in the first-ever rugby league to commence from June 1". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "From Olympics gold medallists to World Cup winners: Meet the teams, best players, coaches in Rugby Premier League". ESPN. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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