Odisha rugby sevens team

The Odisha Men's Rugby Sevens Team represents Odisha in rugby sevens. 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 Raut
Team kit

Stadium
Kalinga 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 12 Member Squad for 2018 Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship[1]

  • Bikranta Kumar Raut (Captain)
  • Suguda Majhi
  • Rajkishore Murmu
  • Alekha Murmu
  • Bikash Chandra Murmu
  • Muna Murmu
  • Niranjan Biswal
  • Sasanka Sekhar Tripathy
  • Budhadeb Pradhan
  • Lokanath Majhi
  • Ratnakar Hemram
  • Bibhuti Bhusan Sethi

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

References
  1. "Odisha rugby teams to join national meet". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "Central India - Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA)". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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