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India national rugby sevens team

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The India national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.[2]

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

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Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999  South Korea  Malaysia  India
2000  Chinese Taipei  Japan  Thailand
2001  Chinese Taipei  Denmark  Czech Republic
2002  Portugal  South Korea  Hong Kong
2003  Kenya  Sri Lanka Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
2004  Japan  Sri Lanka  Kazakhstan
2005  Japan  Sri Lanka Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
2006  South Korea  Thailand  Malaysia
2007  Hong Kong  China  India
2008  Malaysia  Kazakhstan  Singapore
Team Pts Pld W L GW GL
 China 6 2 2 0 72 5
 Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 53 31
 India 2 2 0 2 0 89

December 10

China  41–0  India
Sri Lanka  48–0  India
China  31–5  Sri Lanka

Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga.[3][4]

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 109 5 +104 9
 Wales 3 2 0 1 99 35 +64 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 45 72 −27 5
 India 3 0 0 3 12 153 −141 3

October 11, 2010

Wales  56–7  India
South Africa  59–0  India
Tonga  38–5  India

Bowl Quarter Final

October 12, 2010
9:00
Canada 43–10 India
Delhi University Stadium, New Delhi

References

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  1. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aussies to face England in sevens". Abc.net.au. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.