| Rugby India | |
| Abbrev: | RI |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Jurisdiction: |  National |
| Membership: | 26 |
| Aff: | World Rugby |
| Affdate: | 1999 |
| Region: | Asia Rugby |
| Regionyear: | 1998 |
| Headquarters: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| President: | Rahul Bose[1] |
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| Coach: | Naas Botha |
| Womenscoach: | Sandeep Mosamkar |
| Url: | http://www.rugbyindia.in/ |
| Countryflag: | India |
The Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), also known as Rugby India, is the governing body for sport of rugby union in India.[2] It is situated at Marine Lines, Mumbai in Maharashtra.
It was founded in 1995[3] and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board now World Rugby in 1999.
Rugby India administers all India national teams such as India national rugby union team, India women's national rugby union team, India national rugby sevens team and India women's national rugby sevens team. It also manage under-20 national teams for both sexes.
See main article: Rugby in india. Rugby Union in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in Kolkata and Madras during the visit of MS Galatea in 1871. The first recorded match was played on Christmas Day 1872, at CFC Ground in Kolkata, it was played between England and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.[4]
In 1995 the India Rugby Football Union was founded and in 1999 the IFRU gained association from the International Rugby Board. In March 2019, former South African player Naas Botha became coach of national team. He accepted the job for short term.[5] Rugby India (RI) organised Asian under 18 tournament in 2018 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. In the tournament 14 nations participated and India finished on 4th position. Rugby India was founded in 1998. It is sole governing body for rugby in India. It is recognized by Sports ministry of India and affiliated to the World Rugby, the international governing body of the sport in the world.[6]
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