Rugby India

Indian Rugby Football Union

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1968 (1968)
World Rugby affiliation	1999
Headquarters	Nawab House, 63 Maharishi Karve Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai
President	Noomi Mehta
Website	indiarugby.com

Indian Rugby Football Union (Hindi: भारतीय रग्बी फुटबॉल संघ) is the governing body for rugby union in India. It was founded in 1968 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board now World Rugby in 1999.

IRFU administers all India national teams: senior men's and women's teams, sevens teams for both men and women, and under-20 national teams for both sexes.

Coaches

Currently South African Norman Laker is the coach of the India national rugby union team.

History

Rugby Union in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in Kolkata and Madras 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 England and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

In 1968 the India Rugby Football Union was founded and in 1999 the IFRU gained association from the International Rugby Board.

See also

• India national rugby union team
• India women's national rugby union team
• India national rugby union team (sevens)
• Rugby union in India
• All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

External links

• The Official Website of Rugby India