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{{Infobox sports league
| title = All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
| logo = Rugby_Trophy.jpg
| pixels =
| caption = Champions Trophy of All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
| sport = [[Rugby union]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1924}}<ref>{{cite web |first1=Stephen |last1=Brenkley |title=Meet Charlie — from the Bengal branch of the Van der Guchts |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/meet-charlie-from-the-bengal-branch-of-the-van-der-guchts-9194168.html |website=independent.co.uk |publisher=The Independent UK |date=20 January 2002 |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707091257/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/meet-charlie-from-the-bengal-branch-of-the-van-der-guchts-9194168.html }}</ref>
| folded =
| ceo =
| fame =
| motto =
| teams = 12
| country = {{IND}}
| continent = [[Asia]]
| champion = [[Bombay Gymkhana]] (2023)
| most_champs = [[Bombay Gymkhana]]
| TV =
| website =
| related_comps =
| Founder =
}}

The '''All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament''' is a league competition for [[rugby union]] clubs in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/ccfc-celebrates-225years-of-its-existence-with-glory-and-pride-162972|title=CCFC celebrates 225 years of its existence with glory and pride|first1=Shayani|last1=Mukherjee|date=26 September 2016|access-date=26 January 2023|website=millenniumpost.in|publisher=The Millennium Post India|location=Kolkata|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009132249/https://www.millenniumpost.in/ccfc-celebrates-225years-of-its-existence-with-glory-and-pride-162972}}</ref> The competition has been played since 1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/news/news/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship-186811|title=Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship|date=17 October 2022|access-date=5 November 2023|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|publisher=Punjab News Express|location=Mumbai|agency=IANS|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023062455/https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/news/news/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship-186811}}</ref> In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] securing the championship.<ref name = "Sulogna"/> The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the [[Odisha Rugby Football Association]].<ref name="Incredible Orissa"/>

==History==
After the [[Calcutta Cup]] and rugby union in India became popular the [[Rugby Football Union]] decided to give [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club]] a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|title=The rugby club in Kolkata that has given hope to 3,500 street children|website=thegurdian.com|publisher=The Guardian|location=London|date=16 May 2020|access-date=5 October 2023|first1=Jonathan|last1=Drennan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806015854/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|archive-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> The cup has been played every year since.

In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began [[Army Red]] emerged as champions.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707122904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/others/30129640_1_rugby-tourney-bombay-gymkhana-top-teams|title=Ten teams for All India rugby tourney|date=8 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2024|agency=PTI|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/others/30129640_1_rugby-tourney-bombay-gymkhana-top-teams|archive-date=7 July 2012|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==2018 qualifying teams==
In 2018, the 85th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at [[Bombay Gymkhana]] grounds between 22 and 29 September with 10 teams competing in the men's category.<ref name="IR2018"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (men's)
!Rank
!Location
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|1
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|Army Red
|2
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]]
|3
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Jungle Crows
|4
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|5
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra Police|Maharashtra State Police]]
|6
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|Magicians
|7
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Sergeant's Institute
|8
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Bangalore rugby football club|Bangalore RFC]]
|9
|[[Bangalore]]
|-
|Bhubaneswar RFC
|10
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|}

In the women's category there were 8 teams.<ref name="IR2018"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (women's)
!Rank
!Location
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|1
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|[[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]]
|2
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
|Rugby Association of Maharashtra
|3
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Bihar
|4
|[[Patna]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|5
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Adivasi
|6
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Haryana Bulls
|7
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|Magicians
|8
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|}

==2017 qualifying teams==
[[File:Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg|thumb|Men's champions, All India Rugby 2017]]

[[File:Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg|thumb|Women's champions, All India Rugby 2017]]

In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at [[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|CCFC]] between 7 and 14 October, with 10 teams competing in the men's category.<ref name = "Sulogna"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (men's)
!Rank
!Location
|-
|Army Red
|1
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|2
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]]
|3
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Jungle Crows
|4
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra Police|Maharashtra State Police]]
|5
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|6
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Sergeant's Institute
|7
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Magicians
|8
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Kolkata Police Force|Kolkata Police]]
|9
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Delhi Rebels
|10
|[[Delhi]]
|}

In the women's category there were 8 teams.<ref name = "Sulogna"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (women's)
!Rank
!Location
|-
|[[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]]
|1
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|2
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|Jungle Crows
|3
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|4
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Rugby Association of Maharashtra
|5
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Bihar
|6
|[[Patna]]
|-
|Young Rugby Club
|7
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Adivasi
|8
|[[Kolkata]]
|}

==2016 qualifying teams==
[[File:Champions Army Red.jpg|thumb|250 px|2016 champions Army Red, 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament]]

[[File:Rahul Bose Introduction.jpg|thumb|250 px|Actor and ex rugby player [[Rahul Bose]] is introduced to the players before the final]]

[[File:Rugby Women.jpg|thumb|250 px|Women's match during the All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament]]

In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at [[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|CCFC]] between 17 and 24 September, with 12 teams competing in the men's category.<ref name="Sify">{{cite news|title=Twelve teams to compete in All India and South Asia Rugby Championships|url=http://www.sify.com/news/twelve-teams-to-compete-in-all-india-and-south-asia-rugby-championship-news-others-qjqtEdefjjeff.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013002124/http://www.sify.com/news/twelve-teams-to-compete-in-all-india-and-south-asia-rugby-championship-news-others-qjqtEdefjjeff.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2016|accessdate=13 October 2016|agency=IANS|issue=Sify News|date=16 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (men's)
!Rank
!Location
|-
|Army Red
|1
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]]
|2
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|3
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra Police|Maharashtra State Police]]
|4
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|Jungle Crows
|5
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|6
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Bangalore rugby football club|Bangalore RFC]]
|7
|[[Bangalore]]
|-
|[[Odisha rugby union team|Bhubaneswar RFC]]
|8
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
|Young Rugby Club
|9
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Kolkata Police Force|Kolkata Police]]
|10
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Mumbai Magicians
|11
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Delhi Lions]]
|12
|[[New Delhi]]
|}

For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.<ref name="Sify"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team (women's)
!Pool
!Location
|-
|Jungle Crows
|A
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Young Rugby Club
|A
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]]
|A
|[[Odisha]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]
|B
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Bihar
|B
|[[Bihar]]
|-
|Delhi Lions
|B
|[[New Delhi]]
|}

==2015 qualifying teams==
{{Location map+|India|width=400|float=right|caption=2015 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament teams|places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.58 |long=72.89 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">Army Red</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.58 |long=72.89 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">Army Green</div>|position=top}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.58 |long=72.89 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Bombay Gymkhana]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.96 |long=72.82 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Maharashtra State Police]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.36 |long=77.12 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.34 |long=87.22 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">Jungle Crows</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.34 |long=87.22 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club|Calcutta CFC]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.34 |long=87.22 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">Young Rugby Club</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.27 |long=85.84 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences|KISS RFC]]</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.27 |long=85.84 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Odisha rugby union team|Bhubaneswar RFC]]</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.58 |long=77.34 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Bangalore rugby football club|Bangalore RFC]]</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=21.27 |long=81.60 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">Chhattisgarh RFC</div>|position=left}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Location
|-
|Army Green
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|Army Red
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|-
|[[Calcutta Cricket & Football Club]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|Jungle Crows
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences|KISS RFC]]
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
|[[Bangalore rugby football club|Bangalore RFC]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra Police|Maharashtra State Police]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|[[Kolkata Police Force|Kolkata Police]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|Young Rugby Club
|[[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Odisha rugby union team|Bhubaneswar RFC]]
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
|Chhattisgarh RFC
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|}

==Results==
Champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 | Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
|-
!rowspan=3 |Year
|-
!Champion
!Runner up
!Score
|-
!2000
|rowspan=3|[[Bombay Gymkhana]] || ||
|-
!2001
|Old Peterites SC {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} ||
|-
!2003
|[[Sri Lanka Police Sports Club (rugby)|Sri Lanka Police SC]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} ||
|-
!2004
|Chennai Cheetahs || ||
|-
!2005
|British Asian Rugby Association {{flagicon|UK}} || [[Bangalore rugby football club|Bangalore RFC]] || 27-3
|-
!2006
|Chennai Cheetahs || Kolkata Police || 52-9
|-
!2007
|rowspan=5|Army Red || rowspan=2|[[Chennai Cheetahs]] || 12-5
|-
!2009
|[[Uzbekistan national rugby union team|Uzbekistan]] {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|-
!2010
|Chennai Cheetahs ||
|-
!2011
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]] ||
|-
!2012
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]] || 7-0
|-
!2013
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Army Red, [[Bombay Gymkhana]] || 10-10
|-
!2014
|rowspan=3|Army Red || [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] || 18-0
|-
!2015
|[[Bombay Gymkhana]] ||
|-
!2016
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=A Staff Reporter|title=Rahul's rugby dreams|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160925/jsp/sports/story_110148.jsp#.V_Ne0yF97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927210841/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160925/jsp/sports/story_110148.jsp#.V_Ne0yF97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2016|accessdate=4 October 2016|agency=The Telegraph|issue=Kolkata|publisher=ABP|date=25 September 2016}}</ref> || 18-5
|-
!2017
|rowspan=3|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] || Army Red || 25-24<ref name = "Sulogna">{{cite news|last1=Sulogna Ghosh|first1=Sehrish Hazarika|title=Rugby - The final whistle blows at the 84th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament at CC&FC|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/rugby-180393|accessdate=3 November 2017|agency=The Telegraph|issue=T2}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!2018
|rowspan=2|[[Bombay Gymkhana]]<ref name="IR2018">{{cite web|url=http://indiarugby.com/Home/NewsImages?newsId=10|title=All India 2018 Tournament Highlights|publisher=Rugby India|date=September 2018|accessdate=5 February 2019|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072258/http://indiarugby.com/Home/NewsImages?newsId=10|url-status=live}}</ref> ||
|-
!2019
| 26-6
|-
!2020
| || ||
|-
!2021
| Jungle Crows || Calcutta Cricket & Football Club ||
|-
!2022
|rowspan=2|[[Bombay Gymkhana]] || Army Red || 14-10<ref>{{cite news|title=Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship|url=https://www.therahnuma.com/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship/|website=The Rahnuma|date=18 October 2022|access-date=13 November 2022|archive-date=18 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118120504/https://www.therahnuma.com/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!2023
| ||
|-
!2024
| Delhi Hurricanes || Bombay Gymkhana|| 14-10
|-
!2025
|Bombay Gymkhana ||Calcutta Cricket & Football Club || 40-17
|-
|}

Champions of the Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since its inaugural version in 2016.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 | Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
|-
!rowspan=3 |Year
|-
!Champion
!Runner up
!Score
|-
!2016
|[[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]] ||[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] ||20 - 0<ref name="Incredible Orissa">{{cite web|title=Odisha Women's Team Wins 1st All India Rugby 15s Tournament|url=http://incredibleorissa.com/odisha-women-team-wins-all-india-rugby-15s-tournament/|website=Incredible Orissa|accessdate=13 October 2016|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013093005/http://incredibleorissa.com/odisha-women-team-wins-all-india-rugby-15s-tournament/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Deb|first1=Rwitoban|title=Rugby - Men, women and a sport called rugby|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161022/jsp/t2/story_114790.jsp#.WBGZk9QrJnI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060140/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161022/jsp/t2/story_114790.jsp#.WBGZk9QrJnI|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016|agency=ABP|issue=The Telegraph T2|date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
!2017
|[[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] || [[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]] ||19 - 0<ref name = "Sulogna"/>
|-
!2018
|[[Odisha women's rugby union team|Odisha]] || [[Delhi Hurricanes RFC|Delhi Hurricanes]] || 10 - 5<ref name="IR2018"/>
|}

==See also==
*[[Rugby Premier League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{National sports leagues of India}}
{{Rugby union in India}}

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Mazzulah Peel at 08:08, 2 February 2026