India national rugby sevens team

The India national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]

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

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

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Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999   South Korea   Malaysia   India
2000   Chinese Taipei   Japan   Thailand
2001   Chinese Taipei   Denmark   Czech Republic
2002   Portugal   South Korea   Hong Kong
2003   Kenya   Sri Lanka   Arabian Gulf
2004   Japan   Sri Lanka   Kazakhstan
2005   Japan   Sri Lanka   Arabian Gulf
2006   South Korea   Thailand   Malaysia
2007   Hong Kong   China   India
2008   Malaysia   Kazakhstan   Singapore
Team Pts Pld W L GW GL
  China 6 2 2 0 72 5
  Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 53 31
  India 2 2 0 2 0 89

December 10

China   41–0   India
Sri Lanka   48–0   India
China   31–5   Sri Lanka

Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga.[3][4]

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 109 5 +104 9
  Wales 3 2 0 1 99 35 +64 7
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 45 72 −27 5
  India 3 0 0 3 12 153 −141 3

October 11, 2010

Wales   56–7   India
South Africa   59–0   India
Tonga   38–5   India

Bowl Quarter Final

October 12, 2010
9:00
Canada  43–10  India
Delhi University Stadium, New Delhi

References

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  1. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aussies to face England in sevens". Abc.net.au. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.