Rugby India

Rugby India
Official Logo of the RI
SportRugby union
JurisdictionIndia National
Membership26
AbbreviationRI
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
AffiliationWorld Rugby
Affiliation date1999
Regional affiliationAsia Rugby
Affiliation date1998
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
PresidentRahul Bose[1]
Vice president(s)
  • Sanya Mehta
  • Parvinder Kumar
Men's coachNaas Botha
Women's coachSandeep Mosamkar
Official website
www.rugbyindia.in
India

The Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), also known as Rugby India, is the governing body for sport of rugby union in India.[2] It is situated at Marine Lines, Mumbai in Maharashtra.

It was founded in 1995[3] and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board now World Rugby in 1999.

Rugby India administers all India national teams such as India national rugby union team, India women's national rugby union team, India national rugby sevens team and India women's national rugby sevens team. It also manage under-20 national teams for both sexes.

  1. ^ "IRFU Board". Rugby India. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Indian rugby's birth pangs". Sportstar. 4 April 2015.