Delhi Hurricanes RFC

Delhi Hurricanes
Full name Delhi Hurricanes Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) The Hurricanes
Location New Delhi, India
Ground(s) B-7 Vasant Kunj 110070 Delhi
Chairman India Arjun Mitra
Coach(es) IndiaKuldeep Singh Bist
Captain(s) India Vikas Khatri (Men's), Namita (Women's)
League(s) All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
2016 Men's team 2nd in XVs / 1st in 7s, Women's team 2nd in XVs

Delhi Hurricanes RFC is an Indian rugby union club based in New Delhi, India. They currently participate in the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.

The team plays in Red and Blue or in Black for all games.

History

Delhi Hurricanes Rugby Football Club was formed in July, 2004 and is affiliated with North India RFU, which is part of the Indian RFU.

Delhi Hurricanes have given more than 30 players to Indian National Team by now & hopefully at current pace, we will provide more & more players who could represent Indian Team in near future.

After winning Division II Trophy, at the Callaghan Cup in 2009, the Delhi Hurricanes are improving rapidly, they reached the 5th place in the All India 2010, in year (2011), they lost against the winner of the competition in the semi-final, They came 2nd in 2014, 3rd in 2015, 2nd again in 2016, Women's team were runner up in the inaugural All India 15s tournament too played in Kolkata.

On the 31st of July 2011, we inaugurated the first full-time dedicated rugby field in the country and the 1st Rugby Academy in India which started the 1st of October, 2011.

Delhi Hurricanes became ranked 1 in India in Rugby Sevens after winning the All India 7s that they host in the end of October 2011.

Squad

Squad to be announced.

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