Ranchi Rhinos

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Ranchi Rhinos
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Full nameRanchi Rhinos
Nickname(s)Rhinos
Founded2012
Dissolved2014
Home ground Astroturf Hockey Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
(Capacity 6,000)
Personnel
Coach Gregg Clark
OwnerAsia Sports Ventures PVT LTD.
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Ranchi Rhinos was a professional field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand, that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It was owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group. South African Gregg Clark was the head coach for the team, assisted by Baljit Singh Saini. [1] German midfielder, two time Olympic champion, Moritz Fürste is the captain of the team. [2] It was dissolved in 2014 after its owners had a dispute with HIL management. It was replaced by Ranchi Rays.

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Franchise details

Coaching staff

The goalkeeping coach of South Africa, David Staniforth, acted as the goalkeeping coach and video analyst for the team. David Ian John of Australia was the exercise physiologist for the team. [3]

Ownership

The team was jointly bought by Patel - PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 September 2012. [4]

Final squad

PlayerNationalityMatchesGoals
Goal Keepers
Francisco Juancosa CortésFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 16–
Ankur ChaudharyFlag of India.svg  India 3–
Forwards
Aman Akash|Flag of England.svg  England 3
Eduard Arbós Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Floris Evers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 151
Mandeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 1511
Prabhdeep SinghFlag of India.svg  India 17
Stanli Victor MinzFlag of India.svg  India 14
Harjeet SinghFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3
Vikas ChoudharyFlag of India.svg  India 131
Midfielders
Arvind KujurFlag of India.svg  India 5
Ashley Jackson Flag of England.svg  England 157
Austin Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 132
Barry Middleton Flag of England.svg  England 31
Birendra Lakra Flag of India.svg  India 15
Kothajit Singh Flag of India.svg  India 16
Manpreet SinghFlag of India.svg  India 172
Marc Salles EsteveFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
Moritz Fürste (Captain)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 121
Parvinder SinghFlag of India.svg  India 9
Defenders
Amit RohidasFlag of India.svg  India 16
Bosco Pérez-PlaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 13
Justin Reid-Ross Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 155
Sumit TopnoFlag of India.svg  India 1

Statistics

SeasonMatchesWonDrawnLostWin%
2013 1492364.29%
2014 1141636.36%
Home1472550.00%
Away1161454.54%
Overall25133952.00%
Performance Details
Goals For49 (1.96 per match)
Goals Against47 (1.88 per match)
Most Goals Mandeep Singh (11 goals)
Performance by Oppositions
OppositionMatchesWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%
Delhi Waveriders 6213111433.33%
Kalinga Lancers 21014650.00%
Punjab Warriors 6213121433.33%
Mumbai Magicians 54108380.00%
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 6402141066.67%

Fixtures and results

2013

No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport
116 January2 – 1 Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Match 2
218 January3 – 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 5
320 January0 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 7
423 January4 – 5 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Match 11
524 January3 – 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Match 12
626 January3 – 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 14
728 January2 – 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 17
830 January2 – 2 Delhi Wave Riders New Delhi Match 20
91 February2 – 5 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Match 22
102 February1 – 1 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Match 24
114 February3 – 2 Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Match 26
127 February1 – 0 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 30
139 February4 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Semi-final 1
1410 February2 – 1 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Final
Position in League Phase: Champions

2014

No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport
126 January2 – 3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Match 2
227 January1 – 0 Delhi Waveriders Ranchi Match 4
31 February2 – 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 9
44 February1 – 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 13
57 February3 – 2 Kalinga Lancers Ranchi Match 16
69 February1 – 0 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 20
712 February0 – 1 Delhi Waveriders Delhi Match 22
814 February1 – 4 Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar Match 24
916 February2 – 4 Punjab Warriors Mohali Match 28
1019 February2 – 4 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Match 30
1122 February2 – 3 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Semi-final 2
1223 February1 – 1 (2–3 p) Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi 3rd place
Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

References

  1. ↑ "Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India . 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Will Hockey India League be a hot flick". The Times of India . 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India . 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Patel-Uniexcel buy Hockey India League Ranchi franchise". Yahoo! . 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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