Odisha rugby union team

The Odisha men's rugby union team represents Odisha in rugby union. The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA), in association with India Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Odisha Men's Rugby Union Team. Odisha is currently one of the best rugby football teams in India.

Odisha
UnionOdisha Rugby Football Association
Ground(s)Kalinga Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)
Coach(es)Manas Kumar Jena
Captain(s)Bikrant Kumar Routa
Team kit

Stadium

The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) has various bases across the state of Odisha; two of the main bases are Kalinga Stadium and KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Kit

Odisha men's team have worn dark blue, red and black for all of their Rugby Union games. At present, the shirt body is dark blue, the sleeves are red and the socks and shorts are both black.

Squad

Odisha's 26 Member Squad for 2016 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament[1]

  • Bikrant Kumar Routa (Captain)
  • Shanawaz Ahmed
  • Sambit Pradhan
  • Diptiranjan Khuntia
  • Ratnakar Hemram
  • Narayan Sahu
  • Sachin Kalah
  • Dibya Ranjan Dalai
  • Aditya Digal
  • Sushil Hembram
  • Akshay Kumar Mahanta
  • Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy
  • Santosh Sethy
  • Subra Narayan Mohanty
  • Gyanaranjan Prusti
  • Sananda Sagar Pradhan
  • Sridhar Mahalik
  • Balaram Jena
  • Prasanna Kumar Nayak
  • Jitendra kumar Pradhan
  • Sheikh Gufran
  • Balaram Sahu
  • Sushanta Behera
  • Priya Ranjan Rout
  • Kiran Kumar Jena

Administration

The following is the current organisational structure of Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA):[2]

Position Name
President India Priyadarshi Mishra
Head Coach India Manas Kumar Jena
Assistant Coach India Dhiren Kumar Rout
Secretary India Upendra Kumar Mohanty
Development Officer India Manas Kumar Jena

Honours

  • Senior National Men's Rugby 7s Championships
Bronze Third (2): 2013, 2021
  • Callaghan Cup - National Division 2 Men's Rugby XVs
Gold Winners (1): 2014 (KISS)
Bronze Third (1): 2014 (Bhubaneswar)
  • Junior National U20 Boys 7s Championships
Bronze Third (1): 2014 (KISS)
  • Junior National U20 Boys XVs Championships
Gold Winners (1): 2014 (KISS)
  • SGFI School National U19 Boys Rugby 7s
Gold Winners (1): 2015-16
  • SGFI School National U17 Boys Rugby 7s
Silver Runners-up (1): 2015

References

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