The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India.[2] The competition has been played since 1924.[3] In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship.[4] The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association.[5]
 Champions Trophy of All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924[1] |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  India |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Bombay Gymkhana (2023) |
| Most titles | Bombay Gymkhana |
History
editAfter the Calcutta Cup and rugby union in India became popular the Rugby Football Union decided to give Calcutta Cricket and Football Club a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.[6] The cup has been played every year since.
In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began Army Red emerged as champions.[7]
2018 qualifying teams
editIn 2018, the 85th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at Bombay Gymkhana grounds between 22 and 29 September with 10 teams competing in the men's category.[8]
| Team (Men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Army Red | 2 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 6 | Maharashtra |
| Magicians | 7 | Mumbai |
| Sergeant's Institute | 8 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 9 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 10 | Bhubaneswar |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[8]
| Team (Women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Odisha | 2 | Bhubaneswar |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 3 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 4 | Patna |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 6 | Kolkata |
| Haryana Bulls | 7 | Haryana |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
2017 qualifying teams
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In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 and 14 October with 10 teams competing in the men's category.[4]
| Team (Men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 5 | Maharashtra |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Sergeant's Institute | 7 | Kolkata |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
| Kolkata Police | 9 | Kolkata |
| Delhi Rebels | 10 | Delhi |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[4]
| Team (Women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha | 1 | Bhubaneswar |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Jungle Crows | 3 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 4 | Kolkata |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 5 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 6 | Patna |
| Young Rugby Club | 7 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 8 | Kolkata |
2016 qualifying teams
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In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 and 24 September with 12 teams competing in the men's category.[9]
| Team (Men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 2 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 3 | New Delhi |
| Maharashtra State Police | 4 | Maharashtra |
| Jungle Crows | 5 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 7 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 8 | Bhubaneswar |
| Young Rugby Club | 9 | Kolkata |
| Kolkata Police | 10 | Kolkata |
| Mumbai Magicians | 11 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Lions | 12 | Mumbai |
For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.[9]
| Team (Women's) | Pool | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle Crows | A | Kolkata |
| Young Rugby Club | A | Kolkata |
| Odisha | A | Odisha |
| Calcutta CFC | B | Kolkata |
| Bihar | B | Bihar |
| Delhi Lions | B | New Delhi |
2015 qualifying teams
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Results
editThese are the list of champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.
| Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | |||
| Winner | Runner up | Score | |
| 2000 | Bombay Gymkhana | ||
| 2001 | Old Peterites SC  |
34-24 | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | Sri Lanka Police SC |
Bombay Gymkhana | 19-17 |
| 2004 | Chennai Cheetahs | 12-3 | |
| 2005 | British Asian Rugby Association  |
Bangalore RFC | 27-3 |
| 2006 | Chennai Cheetahs | Kolkata Police | 52-9 |
| 2007 | Army Red | Chennai Cheetahs | 12-5 |
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | Uzbekistan  |
26-0 | |
| 2010 | Chennai Cheetahs | 24-16 | |
| 2011 | Bombay Gymkhana | 15-0 | |
| 2012 | Bombay Gymkhana | Army Red | 7-0 |
| 2013 | Army Red and Bombay Gymkhana | 10-10 | |
| 2014 | Army Red | Delhi Hurricanes | 18-0 |
| 2015 | Bombay Gymkhana | 17-5 | |
| 2016 | Delhi Hurricanes | 18-5[10] | |
| 2017 | Delhi Hurricanes | Army Red | 25-24[4] |
| 2018 | Bombay Gymkhana | 15-9[8] | |
| 2019 | 26-6 | ||
| 2022 | Bombay Gymkhana | Army Red | 14-10[11] |
| 2023 | Kolkata Police | 74-0 | |
Bombay Gymkhana have won the competition sixteen times, Army Red and La Martinière Old Boys eight times, Armenian Sports Club six times, the Delhi Hurricanes three times and Chennai Cheetahs have been successful twice.
These are the list of champions of the Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since its inaugural version in 2016.
| Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | |||
| Winner | Runner up | Score | |
| 2016 | Odisha | Delhi Hurricanes | 20 - 0[5][12] |
| 2017 | Delhi Hurricanes | Odisha | 19 - 0[4] |
| 2018 | Odisha | Delhi Hurricanes | 10 - 5[8] |
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