India 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

YearCupPlateBowl
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
TeamPtsPldWLGWGL
 China6220725
 Sri Lanka42115331
 India2202089

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

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
 South Africa33001095+1049
 Wales32019935+647
 Tonga31024572−275
 India300312153−1413

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

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