India national rugby sevens team

The India national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.[2]

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999 South Korea Malaysia India
2000 Chinese Taipei Japan Thailand
2001 Chinese Taipei Denmark Czech Republic
2002 Portugal South Korea Hong Kong
2003 Kenya Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2004 Japan Sri Lanka Kazakhstan
2005 Japan Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2006 South Korea Thailand Malaysia
2007 Hong Kong China India
2008

Rugby at the 2006 Asian Games–Group B

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL
 China 6220725
 Sri Lanka 42115331
 India 2202089

December 10

China  41–0  India
Sri Lanka  48–0  India
China  31–5  Sri Lanka

Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga;

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33001095+1049
 Wales 32019935+647
 Tonga 31024572−275
 India 300312153−1413

October 11, 2010

Wales  56–7  India
South Africa  59–0  India
Tonga  38–5  India

Bowl Quarter Final

October 12, 2010
9:00
Canada 43–10 India
Delhi University Stadium, New Delhi

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References

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