All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
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| title = All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
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| sport = Rugby union
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| teams = 12
| country = {{IND}}
| continent = Asia
| champion = Bombay Gymkhana (2023)
| most_champs = Bombay Gymkhana
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The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India.{{cite web|url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/ccfc-celebrates-225years-of-its-existence-with-glory-and-pride-162972|title=CCFC celebrates 225 years of its existence with glory and pride|first1=Shayani|last1=Mukherjee|date=26 September 2016|access-date=26 January 2023|website=millenniumpost.in|publisher=The Millennium Post India|location=Kolkata|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009132249/https://www.millenniumpost.in/ccfc-celebrates-225years-of-its-existence-with-glory-and-pride-162972}} The competition has been played since 1924.{{cite web|url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/news/news/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship-186811|title=Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship|date=17 October 2022|access-date=5 November 2023|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|publisher=Punjab News Express|location=Mumbai|agency=IANS|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023062455/https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/news/news/bombay-gym-rally-to-down-army-in-final-of-all-india-south-asia-rugby-championship-186811}} In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship. The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association.
History
After the Calcutta Cup and rugby union in India became popular the Rugby Football Union decided to give Calcutta Cricket and Football Club a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|title=The rugby club in Kolkata that has given hope to 3,500 street children|website=thegurdian.com|publisher=The Guardian|location=London|date=16 May 2020|access-date=5 October 2023|first1=Jonathan|last1=Drennan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806015854/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/behind-the-lines/2020/may/16/future-hope-rugby-club-kolkata-street-children|archive-date=6 August 2022}} The cup has been played every year since.
In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began Army Red emerged as champions.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707122904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/others/30129640_1_rugby-tourney-bombay-gymkhana-top-teams|title=Ten teams for All India rugby tourney|date=8 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2024|agency=PTI|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/others/30129640_1_rugby-tourney-bombay-gymkhana-top-teams|archive-date=7 July 2012|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India}}
2018 qualifying teams
In 2018, the 85th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at Bombay Gymkhana grounds between 22 and 29 September with 10 teams competing in the men's category.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Men's)
!Rank !Location |
|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes
|1 |
| Army Red
|2 |
| Bombay Gymkhana
|3 |
| Jungle Crows
|4 |
| Calcutta CFC
|5 |
| Maharashtra State Police
|6 |
| Magicians
|7 |
| Sergeant's Institute
|8 |
| Bangalore RFC
|9 |
| Bhubaneswar RFC
|10 |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Women's)
!Rank !Location |
|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes
|1 |
| Odisha
|2 |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra
|3 |
| Bihar
|4 |
| Calcutta CFC
|5 |
| Adivasi
|6 |
| Haryana Bulls
|7 |
| Magicians
|8 |
2017 qualifying teams
File:Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg
File:Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg
In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 and 14 October with 10 teams competing in the men's category.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Men's)
!Rank !Location |
|---|
| Army Red
|1 |
| Delhi Hurricanes
|2 |
| Bombay Gymkhana
|3 |
| Jungle Crows
|4 |
| Maharashtra State Police
|5 |
| Calcutta CFC
|6 |
| Sergeant's Institute
|7 |
| Magicians
|8 |
| Kolkata Police
|9 |
| Delhi Rebels
|10 |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Women's)
!Rank !Location |
|---|
| Odisha
|1 |
| Delhi Hurricanes
|2 |
| Jungle Crows
|3 |
| Calcutta CFC
|4 |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra
|5 |
| Bihar
|6 |
| Young Rugby Club
|7 |
| Adivasi
|8 |
2016 qualifying teams
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In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 and 24 September with 12 teams competing in the men's category.{{cite news|title=Twelve teams to compete in All India and South Asia Rugby Championships|url=http://www.sify.com/news/twelve-teams-to-compete-in-all-india-and-south-asia-rugby-championship-news-others-qjqtEdefjjeff.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013002124/http://www.sify.com/news/twelve-teams-to-compete-in-all-india-and-south-asia-rugby-championship-news-others-qjqtEdefjjeff.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2016|accessdate=13 October 2016|agency=IANS|issue=Sify News|date=16 September 2016}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Men's)
!Rank !Location |
|---|
| Army Red
|1 |
| Bombay Gymkhana
|2 |
| Delhi Hurricanes
|3 |
| Maharashtra State Police
|4 |
| Jungle Crows
|5 |
| Calcutta CFC
|6 |
| Bangalore RFC
|7 |
| Bhubaneswar RFC
|8 |
| Young Rugby Club
|9 |
| Kolkata Police
|10 |
| Mumbai Magicians
|11 |
| Delhi Lions
|12 |
For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team (Women's)
!Pool !Location |
|---|
| Jungle Crows
|A |
| Young Rugby Club
|A |
| Odisha
|A |
| Calcutta CFC
|B |
| Bihar
|B |
| Delhi Lions
|B |
2015 qualifying teams
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| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
!Location |
|---|
| Army Green |
| Army Red |
| Bombay Gymkhana |
| Calcutta Cricket & Football Club |
| Delhi Hurricanes |
| Jungle Crows |
| KISS RFC |
| Bangalore RFC |
| Maharashtra State Police |
| Kolkata Police |
| Young Rugby Club |
| Bhubaneswar RFC |
| Chhattisgarh RFC |
Results
These are the list of champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.
Bombay Gymkhana have won the competition sixteen times, Army Red and La Martinière Old Boys eight times, Armenian Sports Club six times, the Delhi Hurricanes three times and Chennai Cheetahs have been successful twice.
These are the list of champions of the Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since its inaugural version in 2016.
References
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{{Rugby union in India}}
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