Kalinga Black Tigers

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Kalinga Black Tigers
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Full nameKalinga Black Tigers
Nickname(s)Black Tigers
Founded 2025
CEOKaranpal Singh
Coach(es) Flag of England.svg Mike Friday
Captain(s) Flag of Ireland.svg Harry McNulty
Top scorer Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Lacamp
Most tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maurice Longbottom
League(s) Rugby Premier League
2025 5th
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1st kit
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2nd kit
First match
14–24 vs Hyderabad Heroes
Largest win
19–15 vs Delhi Redz
Largest defeat
12–43 vs Hyderabad Heroes
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Kalinga Black Tigers is a professional rugby sevens franchise team. [1] Based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, it competes in the Rugby Premier League. [2] Harry McNulty is the captain while Mike Friday is the coach.

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Owners

The team is owned by venture capital firm Hunch Ventures. [3]

Squad

2025

PlayerNationality
Forward
Kyle Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Harry McNulty (C)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Ajay Deswal Flag of India.svg  India
Pardeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India
Deepraj Rajabhosale Flag of India.svg  India
Hybrid
James Thiel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Back
Maurice Longbottom Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lucas Lacamp Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Ethan Turner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rosko Specman Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Perry Baker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Asis Sabar Flag of India.svg  India
Arjun Mahato Flag of India.svg  India

Source

Captaincy record

PlayerDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of Ireland.svg Harry McNulty 2025–present5th

Staff & personnel

Coaches

CoachDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of England.svg Mike Friday 2025–present5th [4]

Kit sponsors

SeasonManufacturerMain SponsorBack SponsorSleeve Sponsor
2025 Vaquita Good Times Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria Mercantile Ports & Logistics

Performance record

SeasonStandingResultMatchesWonDrawLostMost TriesMost Points
2025 5/65th10226 Lucas Lacamp Maurice Longbottom
2026
Total0 Titles Lucas Lacamp Maurice Longbottom

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. ↑ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "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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