Mumbai Dreamers

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Mumbai Dreamers
Mumbai Dreamers.svg
Full nameMumbai Dreamers
Nickname(s)Dreamers
Founded 2025
Ground(s) Mumbai Football Arena
CEOHarsh Jain
Coach(es) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Walsh
Captain(s) Flag of India.svg Akash Balmiki
Top scorer Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Turner
Most tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Turner
League(s) Rugby Premier League
2025 6th
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body.svg
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Team kit
First match
5–24 vs Chennai Bulls
Largest win
None
Largest defeat
5–24 vs Chennai Bulls
Official website
www.mumbaidreamers.com
Rugby football current event.svg Current season

Mumbai Dreamers is a professional rugby sevens franchise team. [1] Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it competes in the Rugby Premier League. [2] Akash Balmiki is the captain while Tim Walsh is the coach.

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Owners

The team is owned by Dream Sports, the parent company of fantasy sports platform Dream11. [3] Dream11 chief marketing officer Vikrant Mudaliar revealed that the platform, which has 240 million users, will launch a rugby fantasy sports category to coincide with the Rugby Premier League.

Squad

2025

PlayerNationality
Forward
Aaron Cummings Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Elias Hancock Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rhys James Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Briar Barron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Neeraj Khatri Flag of India.svg  India
Devendra Padir Flag of India.svg  India
Hybrid
Henry Hutchison Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Nayan Kumar Flag of India.svg  India
Back
Waisea Nacuqu Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
James Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Akash Balmiki (C)Flag of India.svg  India
Ganesh Majhi Flag of India.svg  India
Jerry Tuwai Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Source

Captaincy record

PlayerDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of India.svg Akash Balmiki 2025–present6th

Staff & personnel

Coaches

CoachDurationBest ResultRef
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Walsh 2025–present6th [4]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearSeasonKit manufacturerMain sponsorBack sponsorSleeve sponsor
2025 I SUPA Dream11 Route Mobile CRED

Performance record

SeasonStandingResultMatchesWonDrawLostMost TriesMost Points
2025 6/66th10127 James Turner James Turner
Total0 Titles James Turner James Turner

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.