Bangladesh national rugby union team
| Nickname(s) | Green Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Green Tigers | ||
| Union | Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union | ||
| Head coach | Mohammad Abdul Kader | ||
| Captain | Md Shahiduzzaman | ||
| Home stadium | Bangladesh Army Stadium | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | NR (as of 20 March 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
Bangladesh  0–47  Lebanon (at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Bangladesh 70–0  Chinese Taipei (at Chennai, India, 21 February 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Bangladesh 0–82  India (at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | DNQ | ||
The Bangladesh national rugby union team represents Bangladesh in men's international rugby union.[1] The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.[2][3] The team participating asian rugby tournaments.
Team image
Nicknames
The Bangladesh national rugby union team has been known or nicknamed as "Green Tigers".
Home stadium
The team play its home matches on the Bangladesh Army Stadium and others stadiums.
History
The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game.The team have won 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4]The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team.[5]
Players
| S/N | Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sim Ferdous Alam | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 2 | Md Nazmul Hasan | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 3 | Paritosh Chakma | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 4 | Md Nadim Mahmud | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 5 | Jewel Rana | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 6 | Md Anowruzzaman | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 7 | Md Sohel Rana | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 8 | Md Shahiduzzaman (C) | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 9 | Md Obaidur Rahman | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 10 | Akteruzzaman Talukder | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 11 | Mahabobur Rahman Dinar | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 12 | Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas | Flanker | Bangladesh
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Results & fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2018
| 4 August 2018 | Singapore 
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52–0 | Bangladesh
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:14 |
| 4 August 2018 | Pakistan 
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17–12 | Bangladesh
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:21 |
| 4 August 2018 | Bangladesh
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21–26 |  Brunei
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 16:44 |
| 5 August 2018 | Laos 
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12–26 | Bangladesh
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:10 |
| 5 August 2018 | Brunei
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12–26 | Bangladesh
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:00 |
2019
| 10 August 2019 | Bangladesh
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10-21 |  Afghanistan
|
Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 17:00 |
| 10 August 2019 | Thailand 
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20-5 | Bangladesh
|
Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 20:00 |
Overall records
The Test match record against all nations, updated to 9 April 2022, is as follows.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 44 |
 Nepal
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 98 |
 United Arab Emirates
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| Laos
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 22 |
 Syria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 |
| Chinese Taipei
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 |
 Indonesia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Thailand
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 62 |
| Lebanon
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
 Jordan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
 Iran
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Brunei
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 38 |
| Pakistan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 |
| Singapore
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 53 |
 Uzbekistan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 |
 Afghanistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 806 | 421 |
Competitive records
Rugby World Cup
| Rugby World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
  1987 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
     1991
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 1995
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| 1999
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| 2003
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| 2007
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| 2011
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| 2015
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 2019
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| 2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| 2027
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 2031
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| Total | 0/9 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
| Asia Rugby Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
| 2016 |
Plate-Semi-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 192 | |
 2017 |
Second Round | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 86 | |
| 2018 |
Champion | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 119 | |
| 2019 |
Group stages | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 41 | |
| 2021 |
Tournament did not held | ||||||||
| 2022 |
Did not participated | ||||||||
| Total | 4/34 | 0 Titles | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 229 | 438 | |
Asia Rugby Championship
| Asia Rugby Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
1969 to   2023 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/34 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union". www.asiarugby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge". www.asiarugby.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Rugby may be popularized in Bangladesh". www.thefinancialexpress. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
