Quoted from Wikipedia: "The Indian Rugby Team is ranked 84th in the world( as of Oct 20 IRB Rankings), out of 95 teams. Their captain is Nasser Hussain, nicknamed "Nino", and their coach is Willie Hetaraka from New Zealand. There are, in total, 13,200 registered rugby players in India. They were admitted to the IRB in 2001, but it took three years before India managed to win a match - beating Pakistan 56-3 in the third tier competition of the Asian Biennial tournament.
In 2005, they started their attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but a 22-36 loss to Kazakhstan sent them out of the running for that tournament. They also disappointed with an 8-8 tie in Guam, but still finished second in their group of four teams thanks to beating Malaysia 48-12 - a massive improvement, as only two years earlier Malaysia had beaten them 20-13 in a friendly. However, as only the top team in the group qualified for the next stage, India were out. Their current record in IRB-recognised internationals is two wins, one tie, and fourteen losses."
RE:Indian Rugby Team
by VSR on Oct 21, 2007 03:45 PM
Well, India was the last in the first cricket oneday international world cup, way back in 1975. And won the woldcup in 1983 beating West Indies and registered that India was the second only country to have won the world cup then, other than West Indies. Somewhere we have to make a beginning, who knows when we may get a chance to win rugby world cup. Look at T20 cricket, India won the world cup. Let us hope for the best. Thanks for the info and statsitics.
RE:Indian Rugby Team
by husain hameed on Oct 21, 2007 04:24 PM
Yes still we somewhat managed the 7th position in cricket rating .Thanks for your hope and interest .Otherwise the playersof Indian cricket dont get advertisements from FMCG teams
THE BOKS ARE A TEAM OF TIGERS THEY WERE DETERMINED TO WIN IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES........BEATING ENGLAND IN ANOTHER MATCH 36/0 WAS A BOOST TO THEIR CONFIDENCE WELL DONE AMABOKKE.........
RE:Congrats SA, but next India :D
by Soman soman on Oct 21, 2007 03:00 PM
we have unbeaten team: Amitabh bachan, Rajni kanth, Salman khan, sunil shetty, mamootty, mohan lal etc.. so defenitly next rugby world cup we will win
RE:Congrats SA, but next India :D
by bugs forever on Oct 21, 2007 10:17 AM
Not necessarily! You may have read that the Indian Under-14 team, comprising tribal boys from Kalinga Institute in Orissa, won the Junior (Under-14) World Cup, beating South Africa 19-05. See article linked. Our challenge will be to ensure that these boys remain World Champions! http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/02/stories/2007100259810800.htm
RE:Congrats SA, but next India :D
by wilson thomas on Oct 21, 2007 12:56 PM
Man this is amassing never thought india had a Rugby team. Chak De India...:-)
