India women's national rugby union team
| Union | Rugby India | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Naas Botha | |
| Captain | Vahbiz Bharucha | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 50 (as of October 2024) | |
| First international | ||
 Singapore 30–5 India  (Singapore 2 June 2018) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Singapore 19–21 India (Calamba, Philippines 19 June 2019) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Singapore 30–5 India (Singapore 2 June 2018) | ||
The India women's national rugby union team is the national team representing India in women's international rugby union. They played their first test against Singapore in 2018.[1] They have only played four Tests to date and are ranked 50th by World Rugby.[2]
Record
[edit]Overall
[edit](Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines
|
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Singapore
|
2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Summary | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% |
Full internationals
[edit]| Won | Lost | Draw |
| Test | Date | Opponent | PF | PA | Venue | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-06-02 | Singapore
|
5 | 30 | Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | 2018 ARWC D1 | [3][4] |
| 2 | 2018-06-05 | Philippines
|
5 | 19 | Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | 2018 ARWC D1 | [3][4][5] |
| 3 | 2019-06-19 | Philippines
|
27 | 32 | Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba | 2019 ARWC D1 | [6][7][8][9] |
| 4 | 2019-06-22 | Singapore
|
21 | 19 | Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba | 2019 ARWC D1 | [10][11] |
| 5 | 2024 |  Malaysia
|
TBD | TBD | TBC | 2024 ARWC D1 | |
| 6 | 2024 |  United Arab Emirates
|
TBD | TBD | TBC | 2024 ARWC D1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Indian women's rugby team captain Vahbiz Bharucha optimistic of the sport's future". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1". Asia Rugby. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Women's Asia Rugby Championship - Division 1". RugbyArchive.net. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "India vs Philippines". World Rugby. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "China crowned champions as India claim historic win". Women.Rugby. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1". Asia Rugby. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Women's Asia Rugby Championship - Division 1". RugbyArchive.net. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Philippines vs India". World Rugby. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Rugby : Singapore slip down rankings after India's historic win". Sportsbeatsindia. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "China crowned champions as India claim historic win". women.rugby. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- The Official Website of Indian Rugby
- IRB World Rankings
- India Archived 2020-01-15 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com
- Indian Rugby Internationals[permanent dead link]
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