The Bangladesh national rugby union team represents Bangladesh in men's international rugby union.[1] The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.[2][3] The team participating asian rugby tournaments.
| Nickname(s) | Green Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Green Tigers | ||
| Union | Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union | ||
| Head coach | Mohammad Abdul Kader | ||
| Captain | Md Shahiduzzaman | ||
| Home stadium | Bangladesh Army Stadium | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 44 (as of 16 January 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
Bangladesh  0–47  Lebanon (at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Bangladesh 35–0  Brunei (at Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 August 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Bangladesh 0–82  India (at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | DNQ | ||
Team image edit
Nicknames edit
The Bangladesh national rugby union team has been known or nicknamed as "Green Tigers".
Home stadium edit
The team play its home matches on the Bangladesh Army Stadium and others stadiums.
History edit
The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game.The team have won bowl round of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4] The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team.[5] In 2022 the federation organized Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series. Bangladesh won there first Rugby series against Nepal by a 3-0 lead in series. All of the matches took place in Dhaka from 21–22 June 2022.[6]
Players edit
| S/N | Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sim Ferdous Alam | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 2 | Md Nazmul Hasan | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 3 | Paritosh Chakma | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 4 | Md Nadim Mahmud | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 5 | Jewel Rana | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 6 | Md Anowruzzaman | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 7 | Md Sohel Rana | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 8 | Md Shahiduzzaman (C) | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 9 | Md Obaidur Rahman | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 10 | Akteruzzaman Talukder | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 11 | Mahabobur Rahman Dinar | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 12 | Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas | Flanker | Bangladesh
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Results & fixtures edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2018 edit
| 4 August 2018 | Singapore 
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52–0 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:14 |
| 4 August 2018 | Pakistan 
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17–12 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:21 |
| 4 August 2018 | Bangladesh
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21–26 | Brunei
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 16:44 |
| 5 August 2018 | Laos 
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12–26 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:10 |
| 5 August 2018 | Brunei
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12–26 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:00 |
2019 edit
| 10 August 2019 | Bangladesh
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10-21 |  Afghanistan
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Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 17:00 |
| 10 August 2019 | Thailand 
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20-5 | Bangladesh
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Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 20:00 |
Overall records edit
Team Records edit
Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.
| Year | Match | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 194 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 86 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 119 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 60 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 184 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 89 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 12 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 409 | 842 |
Team Statistics Record.
- Biggest defeat:
0-82 against 
India at Kolkata, India in 25 November 2022.[7] - Biggest Win: 35-0 against
Bruinei at Jakarta, Indonesia in 11 August 2019[8]
Player Records edit
- Most Tries: Md Nadim Mahmud with 14 tries.
- Most Conversion: Md Nadim Mahmud and Paritosh Chakma with 6 conversion
Head to Head edit
The Test match record against all nations, updated to 16 January 2024, is as follows.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 113 |
 Nepal
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 19 |
 United Arab Emirates
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laos
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 |
 Syria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 |
 Chinese Taipei
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
 Indonesia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
 Jordan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Thailand
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 155 |
| Lebanon
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00 | 47 |
 Iran
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Brunei
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 38 |
| Pakistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| Singapore
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
 Uzbekistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 |
 Afghanistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
 Russia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 South Africa
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
 Belarus
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 409 | 842 |
Competitive records edit
Rugby World Cup edit
| Rugby World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
  1987 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
     1991
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| 1995
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| 1999
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| 2003
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| 2007
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| 2011
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| 2015
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 2019
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| 2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| 2027
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 2031
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| Total | 0/9 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asia Rugby Sevens Series edit
| Asia Rugby Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
| 2016 |
Plate-Semi-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 194 | |
 2017 |
Second Round | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 86 | |
| 2018
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Bowl Round Champions | 9th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 119 | |
| 2019 |
Group stages-
Men's Playoff-R/R |
10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 60 | |
| 2021 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2022 |
Did not participated | ||||||||
| Total | Plate-Semi-finals | 7th | 15 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 459 | |
Asia Rugby Championship edit
| Asia Rugby Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
1969 to   2023 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/34 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union". www.asiarugby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge". www.asiarugby.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Rugby may be popularized in Bangladesh". www.thefinancialexpress. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Nation, The New. "A scene from the first match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series between Bangladesh Rugby team and Nepal Rugby team at Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city's Banani on Tuesday. Bangladesh crushed Nepal by 19-0 points in the first match and thrashed Nepal by 20-0 points in the second match to win the series. NN photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Men's Championship Division 3 South 2022". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 , Asia Rugby #ARST2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.