India men's national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national rugby sevens team.

The India national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.^[2]

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

Year	Cup	Plate	Bowl
1999	South Korea	Malaysia	India
2000	Chinese Taipei	Japan	Thailand
2001	Chinese Taipei	Denmark	Czech Republic
2002	Portugal	South Korea	Hong Kong
2003	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Arabian Gulf
2004	Japan	Sri Lanka	Kazakhstan
2005	Japan	Sri Lanka	Arabian Gulf
2006	South Korea	Thailand	Malaysia
2007	Hong Kong	China	India
2008	Malaysia	Kazakhstan	Singapore

Rugby at the 2006 Asian Games–Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
China	6	2	2	0	72	5
Sri Lanka	4	2	1	1	53	31
India	2	2	0	2	0	89

December 10

China	41–0	India
Sri Lanka	48–0	India
China	31–5	Sri Lanka

Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga.^[3][4]

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	109	5	+104	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	99	35	+64	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	45	72	−27	5
India	3	0	0	3	12	153	−141	3

October 11, 2010

Wales	56–7	India
South Africa	59–0	India
Tonga	38–5	India

Bowl Quarter Final

October 12, 2010 9:00

Canada	43–10	India

Delhi University Stadium, New Delhi

References

1. "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
2. "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
3. "Aussies to face England in sevens". Abc.net.au. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
4. "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.