Indonesia national rugby union team

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Indonesia
Union Indonesian Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) Rhinos
Coach Mohammad Ismail Bin A Kadir
First international
Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 30-7 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
(27 June 2006)
Largest win
Worst defeat

The Indonesia national rugby union team represents Indonesia in rugby union. They are nicknamed the "Rhinos". The first ever Indonesian Squad was formed in 2006 to attend the IRB sanctioned Six Division Asian Rugby Football Tournament between Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.

The first Six Division Asian Rugby Football Tournament was hosted by Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

The first ever Indonesian XV played against Cambodia, on 27th June 2006, losing 30-7

These were the first ever Indonesian Rhinos:

  1. Rodney Bridges (Sangatta Saracens RFC)
  2. George Deda (Kotekas RFC)
  3. Daniel Kobak (Kotekas RFC)
  4. Stephen Barber (ISCI Jakarta RFC)
  5. Hardiyanto Bitjara (Gosowong RFC)
  6. Putugede Negara (Sangatta Saracens RFC)
  7. Nelson Joku (Kotekas RFC)
  8. Andries Smallberger (Sumbawa Nagas RFC)
  9. Uju Juhara (Balikpapan RFC)
  10. Warren Wilcox (Sumbawa Nagas RFC)
  11. Yani Alhabsi (Gosowong RFC)
  12. Nicolaas Alfius (Kotekas RFC)
  13. Fadin Purimahua (Sangatta Saracens RFC)
  14. Willem Simopiaref (Kotekas RFC)
  15. Kirk Aditya Arundale (MMU Cheshire).
  16. David Keefe -sub (1) (ISCI Jakarta RFC)
  17. Iksan Robo -sub (2) (Gosowong RFC)
  18. Fikri Al-Azhar -sub (11) (Jakarta Bantengs RFC)
  19. Markus Lahunde -sub (13) (Gosowong RFC)
  20. Dwikie Pinontoan -sub (6) (Dubai Exiles RFC, Arabian Gulf U-19s)
  21. Husni Siduar - sub (5) (Balikpapan RFC)
  22. Nurhalis Sydin (Gosowong RFC)

[edit] External Link

Official site of the Indonesian Rugby Football Union : [1]