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{{Short description|Chennai based rugby sevens franchise team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Chennai Bulls
| image = Chennai Bulls.svg
| image_size = 200px
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| fullname = Chennai Bulls
| nickname = The Bulls
| emblem =
| founded = [[2025 Rugby Premier League|2025]]
| disbanded =
| location =
| region =
| ground =
| capacity =
| chairman = Ansh Gautam
| ceo = Anand Godiwala
| president =
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Gollings]]
| captain = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alex Davis (rugby union)|Alex Davis]]
| caps =
| toptestscorer =
| appearances =
| top scorer = {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]
| most tries = {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]
| league = [[Rugby Premier League]]
| season = [[2025 Rugby Premier League|2025]]
| position = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]] Champions
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| first = [[2025 Rugby Premier League#League stage|24–5]] vs [[Mumbai Dreamers]]
| bigwin = [[2025 Rugby Premier League#Playoffs|41–0]] vs [[Delhi Redz]]
| bigloss = [[2025 Rugby Premier League#League stage|0–26]] vs [[Bengaluru Bravehearts]]
| url = https://chennaibullsrugby.com/
| current = 2025 Rugby Premier League
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'''Chennai Bulls''' is a professional [[rugby sevens]] franchise team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2025-04-04 |title=Rugby 7s franchise-based league set to launch in Mumbai in June |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/rugby/rugby-7s-premier-league-franchises-players-dates-venue-live-streaming-info-all-you-need-to-know/article69413046.ece/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> Based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], it competes in the [[Rugby Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-05 |title=Inaugural six-team Rugby Premier League set to debut in India in 2025 - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/inaugural-six-team-rugby-premier-league-set-to-debut-in-india-in-2025-19569241.htm |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> [[Alex Davis (rugby union)|Alex Davis]] is the captain while [[Ben Gollings]] is the coach as of 2025.

==Owners==
The team is owned by AVID Sports, a division of the Indian-Australian company AvidSys Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farooqui |first=Javed |date=2025-04-05 |title=Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/rugby-premier-league-to-debut-with-six-teams/articleshow/119991024.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Chennai Bulls is the only foreign-owned franchise in the Rugby Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETLegalWorld.com |title=AvidSys Group acquires franchise in India's first Rugby Premier League; Trilegal advises - ET LegalWorld |url=https://legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-business/avidsys-group-acquires-franchise-in-indias-first-rugby-premier-league-trilegal-advises/120522661 |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=ETLegalWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Squad==
===2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!style="background:yellow; color:#000000"|Player
!style="background:yellow; color:#000000"|Nationality
|-
! colspan=2|Forward
|-
| [[Joseva Talacolo]]
| {{FIJ}}
|-
| [[Nikias Lohe]]
| {{GER}}
|-
| [[Muhammed Jasim]]
| {{IND}}
|-
| [[Akhil Anand]]
| {{IND}}
|-
! colspan=2|Hybrid
|-
| [[Terry Kennedy (rugby union, born 1996)|Terry Kennedy]]
| {{IRL}}
|-
| [[Alex Davis (rugby union)|Alex Davis]] '''(C)'''
| {{GBR}}
|-
| [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]
| {{SAM}}
|-
| [[Aryan Dixit]]
| {{IND}}
|-
| Gaurav Kumar
| {{IND}}
|-
! colspan=2|Back
|-
| [[Joaquín Pellandini]]
| {{ARG}}
|-
| [[Filipe Sauturaga]]
| {{FIJ}}
|-
| [[Vallabh Patil]]
| {{IND}}
|-
| [[Shanawaz Ahmed]]
| {{IND}}
|-
| [[Haakon Oess]]
| {{GER}}
|-
| [[Mohammed Ashique]]
| {{IND}}
|}
[https://www.rugbypremierleague.in/teams/chennai-bulls-31/squad Source]

==Captaincy record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Player
! Duration
! Best result
! Ref
|-
! {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alex Davis (rugby union)|Alex Davis]]
| 2025–present
| bgcolor=gold|Champions
|
|}

==Staff & personnel==
===Coaches===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Coach
! Duration
! Best result
! Ref
|-
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Gollings]]
| 2025–present
| bgcolor=gold|Champions
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-14 |title=From Olympics gold medallists to World Cup winners: Meet the teams, best players, coaches in Rugby Premier League |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/45510738/olympics-gold-medallists-world-cup-winners-meet-teams-best-players-coaches-rugby-premier-league |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Kit sponsors==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Kit manufacturer
! Main sponsor
! Back sponsor
! Sleeve sponsor
|-
! [[2025 Rugby Premier League|2025]]
| Struddys
|
|
| [[Priority Pass]]
|}

==Performance record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Standing
! Result
! Matches
! Won
! Draw
! Lost
! Most tries
! Most points
|- bgcolor=gold
! [[2025 Rugby Premier League|2025]]
| 2/6
| '''Champions'''
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 3
| [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]
| [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]
|-
! Total
! colspan=6| ''Champions x 1''
! {{nowrap| [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]}}
! {{nowrap| [[Va'a Apelu Maliko]]}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/worlds-first-rugby-sevens-franchise-based-league-to-start-in-india/

{{Rugby union in India}}

[[Category:Rugby Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sport in Chennai]]

Chennai Bulls - Revision history

Anuj tripathi 111 at 12:37, 28 March 2026