India women's national rugby sevens team explained
| Country: | India Women's Sevens Team |
| Union: | Rugby India |
| Coach: | Ludwiche Van Deventer |
| Sevens: | y |
| World Cup Apps: | 0 |
| Women: | y |
The India women's national sevens rugby union team is India's national representative in Rugby sevens.
History
They played their first international sevens rugby at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where they finished seventh. India competed at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in the Trophy division and placed second overall.[1] [2]
Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.[3]
India were runners-up at the 2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament in Dubai.[4] [5]
Players
Previous squad
- Sitara Indramohan
- V. Boman Bharucha
- Niharika Bal
- Bhagyalaxmi Barik
- Neha Pardeshi
- Surabhi Date
- Tapasi Nandi
- Sutapa Das
- Kalpana Das
- Sheetal Maurya
- Annapurna Bothate
- Yogita Marathe
Tournament History
Asian Championship
Asian Games
| Asian Games |
|---|
| Year | Round | Position | | | | | PF | PA | PD |
|---|
| 7th-8th Placing | 7th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 206 | -180 |
| Did not compete |
| Did not compete |
| 6th-7th placing | 7th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 122 | -115 |
| Total | 0 Title | 1/3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 328 | -295 | |
|---|
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019-08-09. Indian Rugby sevens teams all set for Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy. 2021-10-31. Asia Rugby. en-US.
- Web site: 2019-08-11. 'The fairy tale has just begun' - Indian women on a high after Asian sevens silver. 2021-10-31. ESPN.com. en.
- Web site: Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens. June 2, 2022.
- Web site: Nag . Utathya . 2023-11-05 . Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2023: Indian women win silver, men finish fifth . 2024-06-10 . olympics.com.
- Web site: 2023-11-05 . Indian women's rugby team finishes runners-up at Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy . 2024-06-09 . thebridge.in . en.
