The India women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents India in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match against Singapore in 2018.[1] They have only played four Tests to date and are currently ranked 45th by World Rugby.[2]
| Union | Rugby India | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Naas Botha | |
| Captain | Vahbiz Bharucha | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 48 (as of 4 December 2023) | |
| First international | ||
 Singapore 30–5 India  (Singapore 2 June 2018) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Singapore 19–21 India (Calamba, Philippines 19 June 2019) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Singapore 30–5 India (Singapore 2 June 2018) | ||
Record edit
Overall edit
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines
|
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Singapore
|
2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Summary | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% |
Full internationals edit
| Won | Lost | Draw |
| Test | Date | India | Score | Opponent | Venue | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2018 | India
|
5–30 | Singapore
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | 2018 Asia Championship Div 1 | [3][4] |
| 2 | 5 June 2018 | India
|
5–19 | Philippines
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | 2018 Asia Championship Div 1 | [3][4][5] |
| 3 | 19 June 2019 | India
|
27–32 | Philippines
|
Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba | 2019 Asia Championship Div 1 | [6][7][8][9] |
| 4 | 22 June 2019 | India
|
21–19 | Singapore
|
Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba | 2019 Asia Championship Div 1 | [10][11] |
| 5 | December 2024 | India
|
TBD | TBC | 2024 Asia Championship Div 1 | ||
| 6 | December 2024 | India
|
TBD | TBC | 2024 Asia Championship Div 1 |
References edit
- ^ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Indian women's rugby team captain Vahbiz Bharucha optimistic of the sport's future". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1". Asia Rugby. 2018-05-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ a b "Women's Asia Rugby Championship - Division 1". RugbyArchive.net. 2018-06-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "India vs Philippines". World Rugby. 2018-06-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "China crowned champions as India claim historic win". Women.Rugby. 2019-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1". Asia Rugby. 2019-05-23. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Women's Asia Rugby Championship - Division 1". RugbyArchive.net. 2019-08-03. Archived from the original on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Philippines vs India". World Rugby. 2019-06-19. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Rugby : Singapore slip down rankings after India's historic win". Sportsbeatsindia. 2019-06-25. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "China crowned champions as India claim historic win". women.rugby. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
External links edit
- The Official Website of Indian Rugby
- IRB World Rankings
- India on rugbydata.com
- Indian Rugby Internationals
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