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left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FF7000;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Second <a href="/wiki/Kit_(rugby_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kit (rugby football)">colours</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby ranking</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current</th><td class="infobox-data">89 (as of October 2024)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">First international</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> 85–0 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><br /> (26 October 1998)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Biggest win</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a> 92–0 <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Pakistan national rugby union team">Pakistan</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><br /> (14 June 2008)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Biggest defeat</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> 85–0 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><br /> (26 October 1998)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>India national rugby union team</b> is the national team representing Indian men in the international rugby championships. The team is governed by <a href="/wiki/Rugby_India" title="Rugby India">Rugby India</a> and recognised by <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_in_india" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby in india">Rugby in india</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Calcutta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a> during the visit of MS Galatea in 1871. The first recorded match was played on Christmas Day 1872, at CFC in Kolkata, it was played between <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The national team was not started until 1998 however when the India national team played <a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> in Singapore, they lost 85–0. The team were then admitted into the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="International Rugby Board">International Rugby Board</a> in 2001 and then in 2003 the team undertook its first UK tour. This consisted of playing three sides from the Midlands which all resulted in large defeats, including a staggering 153–0 defeat from a Leicester Tigers XV at Welford Road.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also failed to score a single try during their visit. Despite the sheer lack of success, the head did have some positive words, stating: "It's all a learning process for us. The difference in size and body weight between the two teams was huge, but when we get back to Asia we'll be playing against teams roughly our own size." In 2007 India attempted to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 Rugby World Cup</a> in France, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>. They were placed in <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification#Division_3_Pool_B_.282005.29" title="2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Division 3, Pool B</a> for the qualifiers in which India finished second of four teams with 1 win, 1 tie, and 1 loss. As only the first place team moved on to the second qualification round India was officially knocked out of the 2007 World Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, they started their attempt to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 Rugby World Cup</a>, but a 22–36 loss to <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kazakhstan national rugby union team">Kazakhstan</a> sent them out of the running for that tournament. They also were disappointed with an 8–8 tie in <a href="/wiki/Guam_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guam national rugby union team">Guam</a>, but still managed to finish second in their group of four teams thanks to beating <a href="/wiki/Malaysia_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysia rugby union team">Malaysia</a> 48–12. However, as only the top team in the group qualified for the next stage, India were out.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008 the India Rugby Union Team attempted to qualify for the Rugby World Cup again. This time though qualification was different as instead of the group stage India had to play in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Asian_Five_Nations" title="2008 Asian Five Nations">2008 Asian Five Nations</a> and win it in order to move on to Round 2 in qualification. India though lost their first match against <a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a> and had to settle for 3rd place after a 2nd place match win against <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Pakistan national rugby union team">Pakistan</a> in which India achieved their biggest ever victory as they beat Pakistan 92–0.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, South Africa legend and former <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a> player <a href="/wiki/Naas_Botha" title="Naas Botha">Naas Botha</a> became the head coach of Indian men's and women's national teams. Under his supervision Rugby India held practice sessions, tryouts in different part of the India. As per Botha, <i>India have to play at least 10-12 matches per year per season. India have 1.3 billion people, the country can form a competitive national team. 800 schools in the country have rugby 7 teams, these schools also have to make 15 players teams, It will increase talent pool. Even if 50-100 started their 15 player side</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium">Stadium</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg/220px-Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg/330px-Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg/440px-Rugby_players_from_Odisha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Rugby players from Odisha</figcaption></figure> <p>India does not have its own personal stadium to use. When they play they usually do on local <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">university</a> fields throughout India.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Strip">Strip</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Strip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India have worn dark blue and black for all of their Rugby Union games since 2011 and prior to that, from 1998 to 2010, they used the traditional Indian sports colours of light blue and white. At present, the shirt and socks are dark blue and the shorts are black.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Record">Record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Cup">World Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has never played in the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> but they have attempted to qualify a number of times. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Host </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>India Finish </th> <th>Results </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> to <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </td> <td>Various </td> <td>Various </td> <td colspan="2"><i>did not participate</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification#Division_3_Pool_B_(2005)" title="2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td>Various </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kazakhstan national rugby union team">Kazakhstan</a> </td> <td>Second in division 3 Pool B Round 1a </td> <td><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification#Round_1" title="2011 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a> </td> <td>Third in first round </td> <td><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification#Divisions_2_and_3" title="2015 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td>Various </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a> </td> <td>Second in division 2 and 3 </td> <td><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification" title="2019 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td>Various </td> <td>Various </td> <td colspan="2"><i>did not participate</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification" title="2023 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td>Various </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_rugby_union_team" title="Hong Kong national rugby union team">Hong Kong</a> </td> <td>Not eligible for main tournament </td> <td><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2027_Rugby_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 Rugby World Cup">2027</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Asia_qualification&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification (page does not exist)">Asian Qualification</a></i>) </td> <td>Various </td> <td><i>TBC</i> </td> <td colspan="2"><i>TBC</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia_Rugby_Championship">Asia Rugby Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Asia Rugby Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India competes annually in the <a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_Championship" title="Asia Rugby Championship">Asia Rugby Championship</a>, which is a <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition held amongst national rugby sides within the <a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby" title="Asia Rugby">Asia Rugby</a> region. India participated in the inaugural <a href="/wiki/2008_Asian_Five_Nations" title="2008 Asian Five Nations">2008 Asian Five Nations</a> (as it was then known) competing in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division2" title="2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Second Division</a>, finishing in third place, and missing out on being promoted. During the <a href="/wiki/2009_Asian_Five_Nations" title="2009 Asian Five Nations">2009 Asian Five Nations</a> India again finished in 3rd place in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Second Division</a> but then during the <a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2010 Asian Five Nations</a> India just lost out on promotion to Division 1 when they were beaten 34–12 by the <a href="/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_union_team" title="Philippines national rugby union team">Philippines</a> in the final game. They then suffered a setback in <a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Five_Nations" title="2011 Asian Five Nations">2011 Asian Five Nations</a> as they were relegated to Division 3 after losing both their matches in <a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Second Division tournament</a>. In 2012 India were successful in winning the <a href="/wiki/2012_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_3" title="2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Third Division</a> tournament earning a promotion back to Division 2 the following year. In 2013 they finished fourth in the <a href="/wiki/2013_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Second Division</a> tournament, relegating them back to the third division. In 2014 the <a href="/wiki/2014_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_3" title="2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">Division 3</a> tournament was split into an East and West competition, with four teams in each. India finished in fourth place in the Division 3 West tournament. In 2015 the <a href="/wiki/2015_Asian_Rugby_Championship_Division_Tournaments#Division_3_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments">Division 3</a> tournament was split into three brackets, East, West and Central, with three teams in each. India competed in the Central tournament, however due to the withdrawal of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Pakistan national rugby union team">Pakistan</a> the remaining teams India and <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uzbekistan national rugby union team">Uzbekistan</a> played two matches against each other. As both team scored respective victories India was declared the winner on points difference. In 2016 the <a href="/wiki/2016_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_3" title="2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">Division 3</a> tournament was split into four competitions, East, Central, West and West-Central. India plays in the South-Central bracket where it is scheduled to compete against Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Host </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>India Record (W–L) </th> <th>India Finish </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_ARFU_Asian_Rugby_Championship#Second_Division" title="1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship">1998</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td>6th Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_ARFU_Asian_Rugby_Championship#Second_Division" title="2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship">2002</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a> </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td>7th Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_ARFU_Asian_Rugby_Championship#Third_division_("Bowl")" title="2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship">2004</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong"><img alt="Hong Kong" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/China_national_rugby_union_team" title="China national rugby union team">China</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_ARFU_Asian_Rugby_Championship#Shield" title="2006–07 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship">2007</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka"><img alt="Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Iran_national_rugby_union_team" title="Iran national rugby union team">Iran</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>2nd Place in Division 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2008</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2009</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malaysia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malaysia national rugby union team">Malaysia</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2010</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines"><img alt="Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_union_team" title="Philippines national rugby union team">Philippines</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>2nd Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2011</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei"><img alt="Chinese Taipei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chinese Taipei national rugby union team">Chinese Taipei</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>4th Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_3" title="2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2012</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> India </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>1st Place in Division 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2013</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>4th Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Asian_Five_Nations_division_tournaments#Division_3" title="2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments">2014</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon"><img alt="Lebanon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lebanon_national_rugby_union_team" title="Lebanon national rugby union team">Lebanon</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 3 West </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Asian_Rugby_Championship_Division_Tournaments#Division_3_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments">2015</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan"><img alt="Uzbekistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> India </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>1st Place in Division 3 Central </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2017</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei"><img alt="Chinese Taipei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei">Chinese Taipei</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore"><img alt="Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>4th Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2018 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2018</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei"><img alt="Chinese Taipei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chinese Taipei national rugby union team">Chinese Taipei</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_3_East-South" title="2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2019</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/China_national_rugby_union_team" title="China national rugby union team">China</a> </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>2nd Place in Division 3 East-South </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><a href="/wiki/2022_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_3" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2022</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> India </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>1st Place in Division 3 South </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_2" title="2023 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2023</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Qatar national rugby union team">Qatar</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>3rd Place in Division 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments#Division_1" title="2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2024</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka"><img alt="Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka"><img alt="Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby union team">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>4th Place in Division 1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall_records">Overall records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Overall records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Test match record against all nations, updated to 4 May 2024, is as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #ccc;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:175px; text-align:left; background:#ccc;">Opponent </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Played </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Won </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Lost </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Drawn </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Win percentage </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf" title="Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf"><img alt="Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_rugby_union_team" title="Arabian Gulf rugby union team">Arabian Gulf</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bangladesh national rugby union team">Bangladesh</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_national_rugby_union_team" title="China national rugby union team">China</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>25% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chinese Taipei national rugby union team">Chinese Taipei</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="396" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Guam_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guam national rugby union team">Guam</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>66.67% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Indonesia national rugby union team">Indonesia</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran_national_rugby_union_team" title="Iran national rugby union team">Iran</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kazakhstan national rugby union team">Kazakhstan</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malaysia national rugby union team">Malaysia</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>25% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a href="/wiki/Nepal_national_rugby_union_team" title="Nepal national rugby union team">Nepal</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Pakistan national rugby union team">Pakistan</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_union_team" title="Philippines national rugby union team">Philippines</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>50% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Qatar national rugby union team">Qatar</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore_national_rugby_union_team" title="Singapore national rugby union team">Singapore</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby union team">Sri Lanka</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Thailand_national_rugby_union_team" title="Thailand national rugby union team">Thailand</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uzbekistan national rugby union team">Uzbekistan</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>33.33% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Total</th> <th><b>54</b></th> <th><b>16</b></th> <th><b>37</b></th> <th><b>1</b></th> <th><b>29.63%</b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_matches">Recent matches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recent matches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Matches played in the last 12 months.</dt></dl> <hr /> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">30 April 2024<br />19:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby union team">Sri Lanka</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">45–10</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asierugby.com/post/le-sri-lanka-%C3%A9crase-l-inde-et-se-qualifie-pour-la-finale-de-l-asia-rugby-division-1-2024">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Racecourse" title="Colombo Racecourse">Colombo Racecourse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></span><br />Attendance: 6500</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">4 May 2024<br />16:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Qatar national rugby union team">Qatar</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">34–25</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asierugby.com/post/le-qatar-s-impose-face-%C3%A0-l-inde-et-termine-%C3%A0-la-3%C3%A8me-place-de-l-asia-rugby-division-1-2024">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Racecourse" title="Colombo Racecourse">Colombo Racecourse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></span><br />Attendance: 1000</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Squad">Squad</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The squad selected for <a href="/wiki/2024_Asia_Rugby_Championship_division_tournaments" title="2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments">2024 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Club </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sanket Patil</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_Gymkhana" title="Bombay Gymkhana">Bombay Gymkhana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Vallabh Patil</td> <td><a 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rugby union team (sevens)">Women's 7s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zonal Bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Odisha_Rugby_Football_Association" title="Odisha Rugby Football Association">Odisha Rugby Football Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zonal Teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Cricket_and_Football_Club" title="Calcutta Cricket and Football Club">Calcutta CFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Hurricanes_RFC" title="Delhi Hurricanes RFC">Delhi Hurricanes RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odisha_rugby_union_team" title="Odisha rugby union team">Odisha (Men's)</a></li> <li><a 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team">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Emerging teams with<br /> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> participation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chile national rugby union team">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ivory Coast national rugby union team">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Namibia national rugby union team">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal_national_rugby_union_team" title="Portugal national rugby union team">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain_national_rugby_union_team" title="Spain national rugby union team">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uruguay national rugby union team">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_national_rugby_union_team" title="Zimbabwe national rugby union team">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other Emerging teams <br />(<a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> members)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Algeria national rugby union team">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="American Samoa national rugby union team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra_national_rugby_union_team" title="Andorra national rugby union team">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Austria national rugby union team">Austria</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Azerbaijan national rugby union team">Azerbaijan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bahamas national rugby union team">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_national_rugby_union_team" title="Barbados national rugby union team">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium_national_rugby_union_team" title="Belgium national rugby union team">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bermuda national rugby union team">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union team">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_national_rugby_union_team" title="Botswana national rugby union team">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_rugby_union_team" title="Brazil national rugby union team">Brazil</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="British Virgin Islands national rugby union team">British Virgin Islands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brunei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Brunei national rugby union team">Brunei</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bulgaria national rugby union team">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso_national_rugby_union_team" title="Burkina Faso national rugby union team">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundi_national_rugby_union_team" title="Burundi national rugby union team">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cameroon national rugby union team">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cayman Islands national rugby union team">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_national_rugby_union_team" title="China national rugby union team">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chinese Taipei national rugby union team">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Colombia national rugby union team">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby union team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_rugby_union_team" title="Costa Rica national rugby union team">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Croatia national rugby union team">Croatia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cyprus national rugby union team">Cyprus</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_rugby_union_team" title="Czech Republic national rugby union team">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_national_rugby_union_team" title="Denmark national rugby union team">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eswatini_national_rugby_union_team" title="Eswatini national rugby union team">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Finland national rugby union team">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany_national_rugby_union_team" title="Germany national rugby union team">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ghana national rugby union team">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guam_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guam national rugby union team">Guam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guatemala_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guatemala national rugby union team">Guatemala</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyana_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guyana national rugby union team">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_rugby_union_team" title="Hong Kong national rugby union team">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary_national_rugby_union_team" title="Hungary national rugby union team">Hungary</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Indonesia national rugby union team">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_national_rugby_union_team" title="Iran national rugby union team">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_national_rugby_union_team" title="Israel national rugby union team">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_national_rugby_union_team" title="Jamaica national rugby union team">Jamaica</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Jordan national rugby union team">Jordan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kazakhstan national rugby union team">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kenya national rugby union team">Kenya</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kyrgyzstan national rugby union team">Kyrgyzstan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laos_national_rugby_union_team" title="Laos national rugby union team">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Latvia national rugby union team">Latvia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_national_rugby_union_team" title="Lebanon national rugby union team">Lebanon</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Lithuania national rugby union team">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_national_rugby_union_team" title="Luxembourg national rugby union team">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Madagascar national rugby union team">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malaysia national rugby union team">Malaysia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mali_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mali national rugby union team">Mali</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malta national rugby union team">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mauritius national rugby union team">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mexico national rugby union team">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldova_national_rugby_union_team" title="Moldova national rugby union team">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco_national_rugby_union_team" title="Monaco national rugby union team">Monaco</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mongolia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mongolia national rugby union team">Mongolia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco_national_rugby_union_team" title="Morocco national rugby union team">Morocco</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nepal_national_rugby_union_team" title="Nepal national rugby union team">Nepal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Netherlands national rugby union team">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Nigeria national rugby union team">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_national_rugby_union_team" title="Niue national rugby union team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway_national_rugby_union_team" title="Norway national rugby union team">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Pakistan national rugby union team">Pakistan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panama_national_rugby_union_team" title="Panama national rugby union team">Panama</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_union_team" title="Papua New Guinea national rugby union team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguay_national_rugby_union_team" title="Paraguay national rugby union team">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peru_national_rugby_union_team" title="Peru national rugby union team">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_union_team" title="Philippines national rugby union team">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Poland national rugby union team">Poland</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Qatar national rugby union team">Qatar</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_national_rugby_union_team" title="Rwanda national rugby union team">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegal_national_rugby_union_team" title="Senegal national rugby union team">Senegal</a></li> <li><a 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union team">Tunisia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turkey_national_rugby_union_team" title="Turkey national rugby union team">Turkey</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uganda_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uganda national rugby union team">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ukraine national rugby union team">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_national_rugby_union_team" title="United Arab Emirates national rugby union team">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uzbekistan national rugby union team">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_rugby_union_team" title="Vanuatu national rugby union team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuela_national_rugby_union_team" title="Venezuela national rugby union team">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Zambia national rugby union team">Zambia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Teams not affiliated<br /> to World Rugby</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Africa" title="Rugby Africa">Rugby Africa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benin_national_rugby_union_team" title="Benin national rugby union team">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chad national rugby union team">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_national_rugby_union_team" title="Republic of the Congo national rugby union team">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DR_Congo_national_rugby_union_team" title="DR Congo national rugby union team">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt_national_rugby_union_team" title="Egypt national rugby union team">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya_national_rugby_union_team" title="Libya national rugby union team">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_national_rugby_union_team" title="Niger national rugby union team">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seychelles_national_rugby_union_team" title="Seychelles national rugby union team">Seychelles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby" title="Asia Rugby">Asia Rugby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bangladesh national rugby union team">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cambodia national rugby union team">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macau_national_rugby_union_team" title="Macau national rugby union team">Macau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe" title="Rugby Europe">Rugby Europe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belarus_national_rugby_union_team" title="Belarus national rugby union team">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Estonia national rugby union team">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Iceland national rugby union team">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_national_rugby_union_team" title="Kosovo national rugby union team">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Liechtenstein national rugby union team">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegro_national_rugby_union_team" title="Montenegro national rugby union team">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino_national_rugby_union_team" title="San Marino national rugby union team">San Marino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Americas_North" title="Rugby Americas North">Rugby Americas North</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_rugby_union_team" title="Curaçao national rugby union team">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic_national_rugby_union_team" title="Dominican Republic national rugby union team">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe_national_rugby_union_team" title="Guadeloupe national rugby union team">Guadeloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinique_national_rugby_union_team" title="Martinique national rugby union team">Martinique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Turks and Caicos Islands national rugby union team">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Oceania Rugby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tahiti_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tahiti national rugby union team">French Polynesia (Tahiti)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauru_national_rugby_union_team" title="Nauru national rugby union team">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Caledonia national rugby union team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wallis and Futuna national rugby union team">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sudamerica_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Sudamerica Rugby">Sudamerica Rugby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ecuador_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ecuador national rugby union team">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador_national_rugby_union_team" title="El Salvador national rugby union team">El Salvador</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Combination teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Leopards" title="African Leopards">African Leopards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islanders_rugby_union_team" title="Pacific Islanders rugby union team">Pacific Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_American_XV" class="mw-redirect" title="South American XV">South American XV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Teams with affiliation suspended<br /> or without affiliation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Armenia national rugby union team">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahrain national rugby union team">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basque_Country_national_rugby_union_team" title="Basque Country national rugby union team">Basque Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catalonia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Catalonia national rugby union team">Catalonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_rugby_union_team" title="Gibraltar national rugby union team">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece_national_rugby_union_team" title="Greece national rugby union team">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mauritania national rugby union team">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Russia national rugby union team">Russia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Teams affiliated to the <a href="/wiki/French_Rugby_Federation" title="French Rugby Federation">FFR</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayotte_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mayotte national rugby union team">Mayotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union_national_rugby_union_team" title="Réunion national rugby union team">Réunion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_rugby_union_team" title="Arabian Gulf rugby union team">Arabian Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIS_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CIS (rugby)">Commonwealth of Independent States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Czechoslovakia national rugby union team">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Africa_rugby_union_team" title="East Africa rugby union team">East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Germany_national_rugby_union_team" title="East Germany national rugby union team">East Germany</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A1_Team_India" title="A1 Team India">A1GP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_badminton_team" title="India national badminton team">Badminton</a></li> <li>Baseball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_national_baseball_team" title="India national baseball team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_baseball_team" title="India women's national baseball team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_Baseball5_team" title="India national Baseball5 team">Baseball5</a></li> <li>Basketball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="India men's national basketball team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-18_basketball_team" title="India men's national under-18 basketball team">M U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-16_basketball_team" title="India men's national under-16 basketball team">M U16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_3x3_team" title="India men's national 3x3 team">M 3x3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="India women's national basketball team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-18_basketball_team" title="India women's national under-18 basketball team">W U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-16_basketball_team" title="India women's national under-16 basketball team">W U16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_3x3_team" title="India women's national 3x3 team">W 3x3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_beach_soccer_team" title="India national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_A_cricket_team" title="India A cricket team">M A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_under-19_cricket_team" title="India national under-19 cricket team">M U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="India women's national cricket team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-19_cricket_team" title="India women's national under-19 cricket team">W U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_blind_cricket_team" title="India national blind cricket team">Blind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_deaf_cricket_team" title="India national deaf cricket team">Deaf</a></li></ul></li> <li>Field hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="India men's national field hockey team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-21_field_hockey_team" title="India men's national under-21 field hockey team">M U21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="India women's national field hockey team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-21_field_hockey_team" title="India women's national under-21 field hockey team">W U21</a></li></ul></li> <li>Football <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_under-23_football_team" title="India national under-23 football team">M U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_under-20_football_team" title="India national under-20 football team">M U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_under-17_football_team" title="India national under-17 football team">M U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_football_team" title="India women's national football team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-20_football_team" title="India women's national under-20 football team">W U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-17_football_team" title="India women's national under-17 football team">W U17</a></li></ul></li> <li>Futsal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_national_futsal_team" title="India national futsal team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_futsal_team" title="India women's national futsal team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li>Handball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_handball_team" title="India men's national handball team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_handball_team" title="India women's national handball team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ice hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="India men's national ice hockey team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_junior_ice_hockey_team" title="India men's national junior ice hockey team">M U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team" title="India men's national under-18 ice hockey team">M U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="India women's national ice hockey team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_inline_hockey_team" title="India women's national inline hockey team">Inline hockey</a></li> <li>Kabaddi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_national_kabaddi_team" title="India national kabaddi team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_kabaddi_team" title="India women's national kabaddi team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_korfball_team" title="India national korfball team">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_netball_team" title="India national netball team">Netball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_roller_hockey_team" title="India men's national roller hockey team">Roller hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_league_team" title="India national rugby league team">Rugby league</a></li> <li>Rugby union <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="India national rugby sevens team">M 7s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="India women's national rugby union team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="India women's national rugby sevens team">W 7s</a></li></ul></li> <li>Softball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_softball_team" title="India men's national softball team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_softball_team" title="India women's national softball team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li>Squash <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_squash_team" title="India men's national squash team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_squash_team" title="India women's national squash team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tennis <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_Davis_Cup_team" title="India Davis Cup team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_team" title="India Billie Jean King Cup team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Hopman_Cup" title="India at the Hopman Cup">X</a></li></ul></li> <li>Volleyball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="India men's national volleyball team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-21_volleyball_team" title="India men's national under-21 volleyball team">M U21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_under-19_volleyball_team" title="India men's national under-19 volleyball team">M U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="India women's national volleyball team">W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-20_volleyball_team" title="India women's national under-20 volleyball team">W U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_under-18_volleyball_team" title="India women's national under-18 volleyball team">W U18</a></li></ul></li> <li>Water polo <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_water_polo_team" title="India men's national water polo team">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_water_polo_team" title="India women's national water polo team">W</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_wheelchair_handball_team" title="India national wheelchair handball team">Wheelchair handball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Olympics" title="India at the Olympics">Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Paralympics" title="India at the Paralympics">Paralympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Asian_Games" title="India at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="India at the Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Youth_Olympics" title="India at the Youth Olympics">Youth Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Lusofonia_Games" title="India at the Lusofonia Games">Lusofonia 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