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The Odisha Women'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 Women's Rugby Sevens Team. Odisha women's rugby sevens team is currently the best rugby football team in India as they have as they have won the last five national championships.
| Union | Odisha Rugby Football Association | |
|---|---|---|
| Ground(s) | Kalinga Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | |
| Coach(es) | Manas Kumar Jena | |
| Captain(s) | Hupi Majhi | |
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Stadium
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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
editOdisha women's team have worn yellow and black for all of their Rugby Sevens games at national level. At present, the shirt's body is of yellow color, the sleeves are white and the socks and shorts are both black.
Squad
editOdisha's 12 Member Squad for the 2018 Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship[1]
- Laxmipriya Sahu
- Meerarani Hembram
- Hupi Majhi (Captain)
- Jemamani Naik
- Manjulata Pradhan
- Saraswati Hansdah
- Parbati Kisku
- Rajani Sabar
- Poonam Singh
- Sumitra Nayak
- Bhagyalaxmi Barik
- Lija Sardar
Administration
editThe following is the current organisational structure of Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA):[2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President |  Priyadarshi Mishra
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| Head Coach | Manas Kumar Jena
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| Assistant Coach | Dhiren Kumar Rout
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| Secretary | Upendra Kumar Mohanty
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| Development Officer | Manas Kumar Jena
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Honours
edit- Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship
Winners (5): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Runners-Up (1): 2019
References
edit- ^ "Odisha Announces Men, Women Teams For Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship". Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Central India - Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA)". Retrieved 21 June 2018.