page_title: India national rugby union team
section_title: Stadium
hierarchical_section_title: India national rugby union team / Stadium
caption_attribution_description: English: Tweet Text: Congratulate Rugby players from #Odisha, Hupi Majhi, Laxmipriya Sahu, Meerarani Hembram, Subhalaxmi Barik, Sumitra Nayak, Parbati Kisku and Rajani Sabar for their selection in the Indian squad for Asia Rugby Women’s Championship to be played in Manila. Best wishes to the team.
context_page_description: The India national rugby union team is currently Division 3 champion of Asian 5 Nations.
  The Indian national rugby union team was admitted to the IRB in 2001, but it took three years before India won a match, beating Pakistan 56-3 in the third tier competition of the Asian Biennial tournament.
  In 2005, they started their attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but a 22-36 loss to Kazakhstan sent them out of the running for that tournament. They also were disappointed with an 8-8 tie in Guam, but still managed to finish second in their group of four teams thanks to beating Malaysia 48-12. However, as only the top team in the group qualified for the next stage, India were out. Their current record in IRB-recognised internationals is ten wins, one tie, and twenty four losses. As of 2020, they failed to qualify for the next three World Cups.
  The national side is ranked 86th in the world.
context_section_description: India does not have its own personal stadium to use. When they play they usually do on local university fields throughout India.
caption: Rugby players from Odisha
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