All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament: Teams

The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament 15s rugby tournament has confirmed the teams and schedule. We previously reported on the rugby tournament in India taking place this September 2019 at the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CC&FC).

How can I watch the All India & South Asia Rugby?

This is the 86th edition of the All India & South Asia Rugby XVs Championship. Rugby India has confirmed they will be streaming the rugby games live on their Facebook & YouTube channels.

Men’s Division

The top 12 Men’s club teams in India are competing with the following ranking:

1. Delhi Hurricanes
2. Bombay Gym
3. Indian Army
4. Srg. Institute
5. MSP
6. Jungle Crows
7. Magicians
8. Bangalore RFC
9. CCFC (Calcutta Cricket & Football Club)
10. Delhi Lions
11. Madurai Veerans
12. ACE Foundation

Delhi Hurricanes are the men’s defending champions.

Women’s Division

In the Women’s Division, the top 8 ladies XVs rugby teams will be in action. This is how the teams are ranked:

1. Odisha
2. Delhi Hurricanes
3. Maharashtra
4. Bihar
5. CCFC (Calcutta Cricket & Football Club)
6. Adibasi
7. Haryana Warriors
8. Jungle Crows

The Odisha women’s team are the 2018 champions.

Rugby World Cup 2019

The tournament in India will run concurrently to the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

How do I watch the Rugby World Cup in Asia?

However, in this past week, it was announced that Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN) acquired the exclusive media rights for Rugby World Cup 2019 from the Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) in India.

This means that fans can watch the RWC on SONY TEN 2 & SONY TEN 2 HD across “India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and exclusive pay television and digital rights for Sri Lanka.”

• Venue: CC&FC, Kolkata, India
• Date: 21-28 September 2019

You can read more about the remarkable story of the Jungle Crows here and the Jungle Cry film released in 2019.