Bangladesh national rugby union team
| Union | Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mohammad Abdul Kader | ||
| Captain | Md Shahiduzzaman | ||
| Home stadium | Bangladesh Army Stadium | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Bangladesh 31-7 Nepal (at Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 June 2022) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Bangladesh 43-12 Nepal (at Kolkata, India, 22 November 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| India 82–0 Bangladesh (at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | DNQ | ||
The Bangladesh national rugby union team represents Bangladesh in men's international rugby union.[1] The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.[2][3] The team participates in Asian rugby tournaments.
History
The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game. The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team.[4] In 2022 the federation organized Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series. Bangladesh won there first Rugby series against Nepal by a 3-0 lead in series. All of the matches took place in Dhaka from 21–22 June 2022.[5]
Players
| S/N | Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sim Ferdous Alam | Hooker | Bangladesh |
| 2 | Md Nazmul Hasan | Hooker | Bangladesh |
| 3 | Paritosh Chakma | Prop | Bangladesh |
| 4 | Md Nadim Mahmud | Prop | Bangladesh |
| 5 | Jewel Rana | Prop | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Md Anowruzzaman | Prop | Bangladesh |
| 7 | Md Sohel Rana | Lock | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Md Shahiduzzaman (C) | Lock | Bangladesh |
| 9 | Md Obaidur Rahman | Lock | Bangladesh |
| 10 | Akteruzzaman Talukder | Flanker | Bangladesh |
| 11 | Mahabobur Rahman Dinar | Flanker | Bangladesh |
| 12 | Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas | Flanker | Bangladesh |
Home stadium
The team plays its home matches at the Bangladesh Army Stadium.
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2022
| 22 June 2022 | Bangladesh | 31-7 | Nepal | Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka | ||
| 22 November 2022 | Bangladesh | 43-12 | Nepal | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata | ||
| 25 November 2022 | Bangladesh | 0-82 | India | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata | ||
Overall records
Team records
Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.
| Year | Match | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 101 |
Head to head
The Test match record against all nations, updated to 30 November 2022, is as follows.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 19 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 101 |
Competitive records
Rugby World Cup
| Rugby World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
1987 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asia Rugby Championship
| Asia Rugby Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
| 2022 | Silver | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 94 | |
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union". www.asiarugby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge". www.asiarugby.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Rugby may be popularized in Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "A scene from the first match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series between Bangladesh Rugby team and Nepal Rugby team at Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city's Banani on Tuesday. Bangladesh crushed Nepal by 19-0 points in the first match and thrashed Nepal by 20-0 points in the second match to win the series. NN photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2024-01-16.