All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India.^[2] The competition has been played since 1924.^[3] In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship.^[4] The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association.^[5]

All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

Champions Trophy of All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1924; 101 years ago (1924)[1]
No. of teams	12
Country	India
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Bombay Gymkhana (2023)
Most titles	Bombay Gymkhana

History

After the Calcutta Cup and rugby union in India became popular the Rugby Football Union decided to give Calcutta Cricket and Football Club a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.^[6] The cup has been played every year since.

In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began Army Red emerged as champions.^[7]

2018 qualifying teams

In 2018, the 85th All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at Bombay Gymkhana grounds between 22 and 29 September with 10 teams competing in the men's category.^[8]

Team (Men's)	Rank	Location
Delhi Hurricanes	1	New Delhi
Army Red	2	Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana	3	Mumbai
Jungle Crows	4	Kolkata
Calcutta CFC	5	Kolkata
Maharashtra State Police	6	Maharashtra
Magicians	7	Mumbai
Sergeant's Institute	8	Kolkata
Bangalore RFC	9	Bangalore
Bhubaneswar RFC	10	Bhubaneswar

In the women's category there were 8 teams.^[8]

Team (Women's)	Rank	Location
Delhi Hurricanes	1	New Delhi
Odisha	2	Bhubaneswar
Rugby Association of Maharashtra	3	Mumbai
Bihar	4	Patna
Calcutta CFC	5	Kolkata
Adivasi	6	Kolkata
Haryana Bulls	7	Haryana
Magicians	8	Mumbai

2017 qualifying teams

Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017

Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017

In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 and 14 October with 10 teams competing in the men's category.^[4]

Team (Men's)	Rank	Location
Army Red	1	Mumbai
Delhi Hurricanes	2	New Delhi
Bombay Gymkhana	3	Mumbai
Jungle Crows	4	Kolkata
Maharashtra State Police	5	Maharashtra
Calcutta CFC	6	Kolkata
Sergeant's Institute	7	Kolkata
Magicians	8	Mumbai
Kolkata Police	9	Kolkata
Delhi Rebels	10	Delhi

In the women's category there were 8 teams.^[4]

Team (Women's)	Rank	Location
Odisha	1	Bhubaneswar
Delhi Hurricanes	2	New Delhi
Jungle Crows	3	Kolkata
Calcutta CFC	4	Kolkata
Rugby Association of Maharashtra	5	Mumbai
Bihar	6	Patna
Young Rugby Club	7	Kolkata
Adivasi	8	Kolkata

2016 qualifying teams

2016 Champions Army Red 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament

Actor and ex rugby player Rahul Bose is introduced to the players before the final of 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament

A Women's Rugby Match in progress during the All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament

In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 and 24 September with 12 teams competing in the men's category.^[9]

Team (Men's)	Rank	Location
Army Red	1	Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana	2	Mumbai
Delhi Hurricanes	3	New Delhi
Maharashtra State Police	4	Maharashtra
Jungle Crows	5	Kolkata
Calcutta CFC	6	Kolkata
Bangalore RFC	7	Bangalore
Bhubaneswar RFC	8	Bhubaneswar
Young Rugby Club	9	Kolkata
Kolkata Police	10	Kolkata
Mumbai Magicians	11	Mumbai
Delhi Lions	12	Mumbai

For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.^[9]

Team (Women's)	Pool	Location
Jungle Crows	A	Kolkata
Young Rugby Club	A	Kolkata
Odisha	A	Odisha
Calcutta CFC	B	Kolkata
Bihar	B	Bihar
Delhi Lions	B	New Delhi

2015 qualifying teams

Army Red

Army Green

Bombay Gymkhana

Maharashtra State Police

Delhi Hurricanes

Jungle Crows

Calcutta CFC

Young Rugby Club

KISS RFC

Bhubaneswar RFC

Bangalore RFC

Chhattisgarh RFC

2015 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament Teams

Team	Location
Army Green	Mumbai
Army Red	Mumbai
Bombay Gymkhana	Mumbai
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club	Kolkata
Delhi Hurricanes	New Delhi
Jungle Crows	Kolkata
KISS RFC	Bhubaneswar
Bangalore RFC	Bangalore
Maharashtra State Police	Maharashtra
Kolkata Police	Kolkata
Young Rugby Club	Kolkata
Bhubaneswar RFC	Bhubaneswar
Chhattisgarh RFC	Chhattisgarh

Results

These are the list of champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.

Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Year
	Winner	Runner up	Score
	2000	Bombay Gymkhana
2001	Old Peterites SC		34-24
2002
2003	Sri Lanka Police SC	Bombay Gymkhana	19-17
2004	Chennai Cheetahs		12-3
2005	British Asian Rugby Association	Bangalore RFC	27-3
2006	Chennai Cheetahs	Kolkata Police	52-9
2007	Army Red	Chennai Cheetahs	12-5
2008
2009		Uzbekistan	26-0
2010		Chennai Cheetahs	24-16
2011		Bombay Gymkhana	15-0
2012	Bombay Gymkhana	Army Red	7-0
2013	Army Red and Bombay Gymkhana		10-10
2014	Army Red	Delhi Hurricanes	18-0
2015		Bombay Gymkhana	17-5
2016		Delhi Hurricanes	18-5[10]
2017	Delhi Hurricanes	Army Red	25-24[4]
2018		Bombay Gymkhana	15-9[8]
2019			26-6
2022	Bombay Gymkhana	Army Red	14-10[11]
2023		Kolkata Police	74-0

Bombay Gymkhana have won the competition sixteen times, Army Red and La Martinière Old Boys eight times, Armenian Sports Club six times, the Delhi Hurricanes three times and Chennai Cheetahs have been successful twice.

These are the list of champions of the Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since its inaugural version in 2016.

Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
Year
	Winner	Runner up	Score
	2016	Odisha	Delhi Hurricanes	20 - 0[5][12]
2017	Delhi Hurricanes	Odisha	19 - 0[4]
2018	Odisha	Delhi Hurricanes	10 - 5[8]