India men's national rugby sevens team

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India Men's Sevens Team
Union Rugby India
Coach(es) Waisale Serevi [1]
Captain(s) Mohit Khatri

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

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Tournament history

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1999 – Gold medal icon.svg (Bowl)

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2007 – Gold medal icon.svg (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]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby India appoints Waisale Serevi as head coach for men's and women's team".
  2. ↑ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  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.
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