India women's national rugby sevens team

The India women's national sevens rugby union team is India's national representative in Rugby sevens. 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]

For the men's team, see India national rugby sevens team.
India Women's Sevens Team
UnionIndian Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Elenoa Kunatuba
Captain(s)Surabhi Date

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.[3]

Players

Previous squad
Squad to Squad at 2010 Asian Games[4]

  • 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 Games
Asian Games
YearRoundPositionPWLD
China 20107th-8th Placing7th6150
South Korea 2014Did not compete
Indonesia 2018Did not compete
China 20226th-7th placing7th4040
Total0 Title1/310190

References
  1. "Indian Rugby sevens teams all set for Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". Asia Rugby. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. "'The fairy tale has just begun' - Indian women on a high after Asian sevens silver". ESPN.com. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  4. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (2009). "Team Members". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (2009). "Team Members". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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