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The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is a league competition for rugby union clubs in India.[1] The competition has been played since 1924.[2] In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Army Red | 2 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 6 | Maharashtra |
| Magicians | 7 | Mumbai |
| Sergeant's Institute | 8 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 9 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 10 | Bhubaneswar |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[7]
| Team (women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Odisha | 2 | Bhubaneswar |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 3 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 4 | Patna |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 6 | Kolkata |
| Haryana Bulls | 7 | Haryana |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
2017 qualifying teams
In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 and 14 October, with 10 teams competing in the men's category.[3]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 5 | Maharashtra |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Sergeant's Institute | 7 | Kolkata |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
| Kolkata Police | 9 | Kolkata |
| Delhi Rebels | 10 | Delhi |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[3]
| Team (women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha | 1 | Bhubaneswar |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Jungle Crows | 3 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 4 | Kolkata |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 5 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 6 | Patna |
| Young Rugby Club | 7 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 8 | Kolkata |
2016 qualifying teams
In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 and 24 September, with 12 teams competing in the men's category.[8]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 2 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 3 | New Delhi |
| Maharashtra State Police | 4 | Maharashtra |
| Jungle Crows | 5 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 7 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 8 | Bhubaneswar |
| Young Rugby Club | 9 | Kolkata |
| 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.[8]
| Team (women's) | Pool | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle Crows | A | Kolkata |
| Young Rugby Club | A | Kolkata |
| Odisha | A | Odisha |
| Calcutta CFC | B | Kolkata |
| Bihar | B | Bihar |
| Delhi Lions | B | New Delhi |
2015 qualifying teams
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Army Green | Mumbai |
| Army Red | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | Mumbai |
| Calcutta Cricket & Football Club | Kolkata |
| Delhi Hurricanes | New Delhi |
| Jungle Crows | Kolkata |
| KISS RFC | Bhubaneswar |
| Bangalore RFC | Bangalore |
| Maharashtra State Police | Maharashtra |
| Kolkata Police | Kolkata |
| Young Rugby Club | Kolkata |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | Bhubaneswar |
| Chhattisgarh RFC | Chhattisgarh |
Results
Champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.
| Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | |||
| Champion | Runner up | Score | |
| 2000 | Bombay Gymkhana | ||
| 2001 | Old Peterites SC Template:Flagicon | ||
| 2003 | Sri Lanka Police SC Template:Flagicon | ||
| 2004 | Chennai Cheetahs | ||
| 2005 | British Asian Rugby Association Template:Flagicon | Bangalore RFC | 27-3 |
| 2006 | Chennai Cheetahs | Kolkata Police | 52-9 |
| 2007 | Army Red | Chennai Cheetahs | 12-5 |
| 2009 | Uzbekistan Template:Flagicon | ||
| 2010 | Chennai Cheetahs | ||
| 2011 | Bombay Gymkhana | ||
| 2012 | Bombay Gymkhana | 7-0 | |
| 2013 | Army Red, Bombay Gymkhana | 10-10 | |
| 2014 | Army Red | Delhi Hurricanes | 18-0 |
| 2015 | Bombay Gymkhana | ||
| 2016 | Delhi Hurricanes[9] | 18-5 | |
| 2017 | Delhi Hurricanes | Army Red | 25-24[3] |
| 2018 | Bombay Gymkhana[7] | ||
| 2019 | 26-6 | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2021 | Jungle Crows | Calcutta Cricket & Football Club | |
| 2022 | Bombay Gymkhana | Army Red | 14-10[10] |
| 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.
| Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | |||
| Champion | Runner up | Score | |
| 2016 | Odisha | Delhi Hurricanes | 20 - 0[4][11] |
| 2017 | Delhi Hurricanes | Odisha | 19 - 0[3] |
| 2018 | Odisha | Delhi Hurricanes | 10 - 5[7] |
See also
References
- ↑ CCFC celebrates 225 years of its existence with glory and pride. millenniumpost.in. The Millennium Post India(26 September 2016). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship. punjabnewsexpress.com. Punjab News Express(17 October 2022). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Rugby - The final whistle blows at the 84th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament at CC&FC.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Odisha Women's Team Wins 1st All India Rugby 15s Tournament. Incredible Orissa.
- ↑ The rugby club in Kolkata that has given hope to 3,500 street children. thegurdian.com. The Guardian(16 May 2020). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ Ten teams for All India rugby tourney. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(8 September 2011). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 All India 2018 Tournament Highlights. Rugby India(September 2018).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Twelve teams to compete in All India and South Asia Rugby Championships(16 September 2016).
- ↑ Rahul's rugby dreams(25 September 2016).
- ↑ Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship. The Rahnuma(18 October 2022). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ Rugby - Men, women and a sport called rugby(16 October 2016).
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