India men's national rugby sevens team

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

India Men's Sevens

Union	Rugby India
Coach	Ben Gollings [1]
Captain	Mohit Khatri

India men's national rugby sevens team

Medal record
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
	2025 Oman

The India men's national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana. ^[2] India qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games as hosts. ^[3]

Tournament history

Sri Lanka Sevens

1999 – (Bowl)

2007 – (Bowl)

Commonwealth Games

As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga and lost all three matches. ^{[4] [5]}

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Won

Lost

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
3 March	Doha	United Arab Emirates	12–19	Loss
3 March	Doha	United Arab Emirates	0–45	Loss
4 March	Doha	Singapore	7–19	Loss
4 March	Doha	Iran	5–17	Loss
4 March [6]	Doha	Pakistan	14–12	Win

2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
10 August	Jakarta	Brunei	33–7	Win
10 August	Jakarta	Singapore	12–27	Loss
11 August	Jakarta	Afghanistan	17–12	Win
11 August [7]	Jakarta	Indonesia	24–14	Win

2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
6 August	Jakarta	Jordan	12–14	Loss
6 August	Jakarta	Afghanistan	7–27	Loss
7 August	Jakarta	Iraq	20–0	Win
7 August	Jakarta	Brunei	24–0	Win
7 August [8]	Jakarta	Pakistan	12–5	Win

2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
3 November	Doha	Iraq	47–0	Win
3 November	Doha	Afghanistan	5–7	Loss
4 November	Doha	Bahrain	10–19	Loss
4 November	Doha	Uzbekistan	24–7	Win
4 November [9]	Doha	Qatar	19–14	Win

2024 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
4 October	Nepal	Bangladesh	31–5	Win
4 October	Nepal	Chinese Taipei	7–33	Loss
5 October	Nepal	Bahrain	35–7	Win
5 October	Nepal	Sri Lanka	0–22	Loss
5 October [10]	Nepal	Qatar	14–7	Win

2025 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result
25 October	Muscat	Lebanon	14–10	Win
25 October	Muskat	Afghanistan	26–5	Win
26 October [11]	Muskat	Saudi Arabia	17–0	Win
26 October [12]	Muskat	Iran	21–7	Win
26 October [13]	Muskat	Kazakhstan	0–27	Loss

References

1. "Indian Senior Men's Rugby Sevens Team Set for Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 in Muscat". Rugby India. October 22, 2025.
2. "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
3. "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
4. "Aussies to face England in sevens". Abc.net.au. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
5. "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
6. "India beat Pakistan in Asian Rugby Seven's Trophy 2017".
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10. "2024 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy".
11. "India Finish Runners-Up at the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 in Muscat".
12. "India Claims Historic Silver at Asia Rugby Sevens, Earns Promotion".
13. "2025 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy".