Bangladesh national rugby union team
| Nickname | Green Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Green Tigers | ||
| Union | Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union | ||
| Head coach | Mohammad Abdul Kader | ||
| Captain | Md Shahiduzzaman | ||
| Home stadium | Bangladesh Army Stadium | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 42 (as of 16 January 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
Bangladesh  56-42  Lebanon (at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Bangladesh 82–0  India (at Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 August 2019) | |||
| 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 participating asian rugby tournaments.
Team image
[edit]Nicknames
[edit]The Bangladesh national rugby union team has been known or nicknamed as "Green Tigers".
Home stadium
[edit]The team play its home matches on the Bangladesh Army Stadium and others stadiums.
History
[edit]The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game.The team have won bowl round of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[1] 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
[edit]| S/N | Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sim Ferdous Alam | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 2 | Md Nazmul Hasan | Hooker | Bangladesh
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| 3 | Paritosh Chakma | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 4 | Md Nadim Mahmud | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 5 | Jewel Rana | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 6 | Md Anowruzzaman | Prop | Bangladesh
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| 7 | Md Sohel Rana | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 8 | Md Shahiduzzaman (C) | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 9 | Md Obaidur Rahman | Lock | Bangladesh
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| 10 | Akteruzzaman Talukder | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 11 | Mahabobur Rahman Dinar | Flanker | Bangladesh
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| 12 | Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas | Flanker | Bangladesh
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Results and fixtures
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2018
[edit]| 4 August 2018 | Singapore 
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52–0 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:14 |
| 4 August 2018 | Pakistan 
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17–12 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:21 |
| 4 August 2018 | Bangladesh
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21–26 |  Brunei
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 16:44 |
| 5 August 2018 | Laos 
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12–26 | Bangladesh
|
Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 11:10 |
| 5 August 2018 | Brunei
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12–26 | Bangladesh
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Queenstown Stadium, Singapore | ||
| 14:00 |
2019
[edit]| 10 August 2019 | Bangladesh
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10-21 |  Afghanistan
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Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 17:00 |
| 10 August 2019 | Thailand 
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20-5 | Bangladesh
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Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia | ||
| 20:00 |
Overall records
[edit]Team records
[edit]Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.
| Year | Match | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 194 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 86 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 119 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 60 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 184 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 89 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 12 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 409 | 842 |
Team statistics record
- Biggest win:
35-0 against 
Brunei at Jakarta, Indonesia in 11 August 2019[6] - Biggest defeat: 0-82 against
India at Kolkata, India in 25 November 2022.[7]
Player records
[edit]- Most tries: Md Nadim Mahmud with 14 tries
- Most conversions: Md Nadim Mahmud and Paritosh Chakma with 6 conversion
Head to head
[edit]The Test match record against all nations, updated to 16 January 2024, is as follows.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 113 |
 Nepal
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 19 |
 United Arab Emirates
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laos
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 |
 Syria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 |
 Chinese Taipei
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
 Indonesia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
 Jordan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Thailand
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 155 |
| Lebanon
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00 | 47 |
 Iran
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Brunei
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 38 |
| Pakistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| Singapore
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
 Uzbekistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 |
 Afghanistan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
 Russia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 South Africa
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
 Belarus
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 409 | 842 |
Competitive records
[edit]Rugby World Cup
[edit]| Rugby World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
  1987 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
     1991
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| 1995
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| 1999
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| 2003
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| 2007
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| 2011
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| 2015
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 2019
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| 2023
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| 2027 |
To be determined | ||||||||
 2031
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| Total | 0/9 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
[edit]| Asia Rugby Sevens Series record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
| 2016 |
Plate-Semi-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 194 | |
 2017 |
Second Round | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 86 | |
| 2018 |
Bowl Round Champions | 9th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 119 | |
| 2019 |
Group stages-Men's Playoff-R/R | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 60 | |
| 2021 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2022 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| Total | Plate-Semi-finals | 7th | 15 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 459 | |
Asia Rugby Championship
[edit]| Asia Rugby Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
1969 to   2023 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/34 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 , Asia Rugby #ARST2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Men's Championship Division 3 South 2022". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
