Hyderabad Heroes

Hyderabad Heroes is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.^[1] Based in Hyderabad, Telangana, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.^[2] Manu Moreno is the captain while DJ Forbes is the coach.^[3]

Hyderabad Heroes

Full name	Hyderabad Heroes
Nickname(s)	Heroes
Founded	2025
CEO	Sanjay Jupudi Srinath Chittoori
Coach(es)	DJ Forbes
Captain(s)	Manu Moreno
Top scorer	Terio Tamani
Most tries	Joji Nasova
League(s)	Rugby Premier League
2025	3rd
1st kit 2nd kit
First match
24–14 vs Kalinga Black Tigers
Largest win
43–7 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
Largest defeat
21–26 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
Current season

Owners

The team is owned by KLO Sports, which also owns Chennai Quick Guns in Ultimate Kho Kho.^[4]

Squad

2025

Player	Nationality
Forward
Kevin Wekesa	Kenya
Manu Moreno (C)	Spain
Sambit Pradhan	India
Hybrid
Sumit Roy	India
Motu Opetai	Samoa
Wolfram Hacker	Germany
Back
Joji Nasova	Fiji
Terio Tamani	Fiji
Max Roddick	Germany
Prince Khatri	India
Javed Hussain	India
Sukumar Hembrom	India
Lautaro Bazán	Argentina
Bhupinder Singh	India

Source

Captaincy record

Player	Duration	Best Result	Ref
Manu Moreno	2025–present	Third Place

Staff & personnel

Coaches

Coach	Duration	Best Result	Ref
DJ Forbes	2025–present	Third Place	[5]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year	Season	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor	Back sponsor	Sleeve sponsor
2025	I	Omtex	Fluentgrid	Sprint Exports	Qentelli

Performance record

Season	Standing	Result	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	Most Tries	Most Points
2025	1/6	Third Place	12	10	0	2	Joji Nasova	Terio Tamani
Total	0 Titles						Joji Nasova	Terio Tamani