India women's national rugby sevens team

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India Women's Sevens
Union Rugby India
Coach Paul Delport [1]
CaptainShikha Yadav
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0
India women's national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Laos
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Indonesia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Indonesia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Qatar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Nepal

The India women's national sevens rugby union team is India's national representative in Rugby sevens.

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History

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana. [2]

They played their first international sevens rugby at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where they finished seventh. India competed at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in the Trophy division and placed second overall. [3] [4]

India were runners-up at the 2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament in Dubai. [5] [6] They finished as runners up again in the same competition in 2024 this time held in Kathmandu. [7]


Previous squad

Squad to Squad at 2010 Asian Games [8]

  • Sitara Indramohan
  • V. Boman Bharucha
  • Niharika Bal
  • Bhagyalaxmi Barik
  • Neha Pardeshi
  • Surabhi Date
  • Tapasi Nandi
  • Sutapa Das
  • Kalpana Das
  • Sheetal Maurya
  • Annapurna Bothate
  • Yogita Marathe

Tournament history

Asian Games

Asian Games
YearPositionPWLDPFPAPD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 7th615026206-180
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Did not compete
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Did not compete
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 7th40407122-115
Total1/31019033328-295

Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy

WonLost
 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
17 February Laos Flag of Laos.svg Laos22–7Win
17 February Laos Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12–5Win
17 February Laos Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal43–0Win
17 February Laos Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia26–12Win
18 February [10] Laos Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan5–0Win
18 February Laos Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0–29Loss
2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
20 October Brunei Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan5–10Loss
20 October Brunei Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal43–0Win
20 October Brunei Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12–17Loss
21 October Brunei Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan43–0Win
21 October [11] Brunei Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia30–0Win
21 October Brunei Flag of Laos.svg Laos31–10Win
 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
10 August Indonesia Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei34–0Win
10 August Indonesia Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 29–14Win
11 August Indonesia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12–19Loss
11 August [12] Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia21–17Win
2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
6 August Jakarta Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia39–0Win
6 August Jakarta Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 26–21Win
6 August Jakarta Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 21–0Win
7 August Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia12–17Win
7 August [13] Jakarta Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5–17Loss
2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
3 November Doha Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia36–0Win
3 November Doha Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 14–7Win
4 November Doha Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 34–0Win
4 November [14] Doha Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5–26Loss
2024 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
DateLocationOppositionScoreResult
4 October Nepal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29–10Win
4 October Nepal Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia17–10Win
4 October Nepal Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 20–0Win
5 October Nepal Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 24–7Win
5 October [15] Nepal Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 5–7Loss

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Women's Team Confirmed as India Set for Historic Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series Debut". Rugby India. 11 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Indian Rugby sevens teams all set for Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". Asia Rugby. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  4. ↑ "'The fairy tale has just begun' - Indian women on a high after Asian sevens silver". ESPN.com. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. ↑ Nag, Utathya (2023-11-05). "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2023: Indian women win silver, men finish fifth". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Indian women's rugby team finishes runners-up at Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". thebridge.in. 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Formidable: Indian women's team clinch silver in Asia Rugby Sevens in Kathmandu".
  8. ↑ Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (2009). "Team Members". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  9. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (2009). "Team Members". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2017 – Laos 7s".
  11. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2018".
  12. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2019".
  13. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2022".
  14. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2023".
  15. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2024".


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