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| folded =| ceo =| fame =| motto =| teams = 12| country = {{IND}}| continent = Asia| champion = Bombay Gymkhana (2023)| most_champs = Bombay Gymkhana| TV = | website = | related_comps = | Founder = }}The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India.WEB,weblink CCFC celebrates 225 years of its existence with glory and pride, Shayani, Mukherjee, 26 September 2016, 26 January 2023, millenniumpost.in, The Millennium Post India, Kolkata, 9 October 2023,weblink The competition has been played since 1924.WEB,weblink Bombay Gym rally to down Army in final of All India & South Asia Rugby Championship, 17 October 2022, 5 November 2023, punjabnewsexpress.com, Punjab News Express, Mumbai, IANS, 23 October 2022,weblink In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship. 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.

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.WEB,weblink The rugby club in Kolkata that has given hope to 3,500 street children, thegurdian.com, The Guardian, London, 16 May 2020, 5 October 2023, Jonathan, Drennan,weblink 6 August 2022, 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.weblink" title="archive.today/20120707122904weblink">Ten teams for All India rugby tourney

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.{| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Men's)!Rank !LocationDelhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes|1|New Delhi|Army Red|2|Mumbai|Bombay Gymkhana|3|Mumbai|Jungle Crows|4|KolkataCalcutta Cricket & Football Club>Calcutta CFC|5|KolkataMaharashtra Police>Maharashtra State Police|6|Maharashtra |Magicians|7|Mumbai|Sergeant's Institute|8|KolkataBangalore rugby football club>Bangalore RFC|9|Bangalore|Bhubaneswar RFC|10|BhubaneswarIn the women's category there were 8 teams.{| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Women's)!Rank !LocationDelhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes|1|New DelhiOdisha women's rugby union team>Odisha|2|Bhubaneswar|Rugby Association of Maharashtra |3|Mumbai|Bihar|4|PatnaCalcutta Cricket & Football Club>Calcutta CFC|5|Kolkata|Adivasi|6|Kolkata|Haryana Bulls|7|Haryana|Magicians|8|Mumbai

2017 qualifying teams

(File:Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg|thumb|Men's Champion All India Rugby 2017)(File:Women's Champion All India Rugby 2017.jpg|thumb|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.{| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Men's)!Rank !Location|Army Red|1|MumbaiDelhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes|2|New Delhi|Bombay Gymkhana|3|Mumbai|Jungle Crows|4|KolkataMaharashtra Police>Maharashtra State Police|5|MaharashtraCalcutta Cricket & Football Club>Calcutta CFC|6|Kolkata|Sergeant's Institute |7|Kolkata|Magicians|8|MumbaiKolkata Police Force>Kolkata Police|9|Kolkata|Delhi Rebels|10|DelhiIn the women's category there were 8 teams.{| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Women's)!Rank !LocationOdisha women's rugby union team>Odisha|1|BhubaneswarDelhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes|2|New Delhi|Jungle Crows|3|KolkataCalcutta Cricket & Football Club>Calcutta CFC|4|Kolkata|Rugby Association of Maharashtra |5|Mumbai|Bihar|6|Patna|Young Rugby Club|7|Kolkata|Adivasi|8|Kolkata

2016 qualifying teams

(File:Champions Army Red.jpg|thumb|250 px|2016 Champions Army Red 83rd All India and South Asia Rugby Tournament)File:Rahul Bose Introduction.jpg|thumb|250 px|Actor and ex rugby player Rahul BoseRahul Bose(File:Rugby Women.jpg|thumb|250 px|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.NEWS, Twelve teams to compete in All India and South Asia Rugby Championships,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161013002124weblink">weblink dead, 13 October 2016, 13 October 2016, IANS, Sify News, 16 September 2016, {| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Men's)!Rank !Location|Army Red|1|Mumbai|Bombay Gymkhana|2|MumbaiDelhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes|3|New DelhiMaharashtra Police>Maharashtra State Police|4|Maharashtra|Jungle Crows|5|KolkataCalcutta Cricket & Football Club>Calcutta CFC|6|KolkataBangalore rugby football club>Bangalore RFC|7|BangaloreOdisha rugby union team>Bhubaneswar RFC|8|Bhubaneswar|Young Rugby Club|9|KolkataKolkata Police Force>Kolkata Police|10|KolkataMumbai Magicians (rugby)>Mumbai Magicians|11|Mumbai|Delhi Lions|12|MumbaiFor the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.{| class="wikitable sortable"!Team (Women's)!Pool !Location|Jungle Crows|A|Kolkata|Young Rugby Club|A|KolkataOdisha women's rugby union team>Odisha|A|OdishaCalcutta Cricket and Football Club>Calcutta CFC|B|Kolkata|Bihar|B|Bihar|Delhi Lions|B|New Delhi

2015 qualifying teams

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Results

These are the list of champions of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament since 2000.{| class="wikitable sortable"! colspan=4 | Men's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament ! rowspan=3 |Year! Winner! Runner up! Score! 2000Bombay Gymkhana ! 2001Sri Lanka}} 34-24! 2002|! 2003Sri Lanka Police Sports Club (rugby)>Sri Lanka Police SC {{flagiconBombay Gymkhana 19-17! 2004Chennai Cheetahs >| 12-3! 2005UK}} Bangalore rugby football club >| 27-3! 2006Chennai Cheetahs >| 52-9! 2007Army Red rowspan=2Chennai Cheetahs >| 12-5 ! 2008| ! 2009Uzbekistan national rugby union team>Uzbekistan {{flagicon| 26-0! 2010Chennai Cheetahs >| 24-16 ! 2011Bombay Gymkhana >| 15-0 ! 2012Bombay Gymkhana >Army Red >| 7-0! 2013 Army Red and Bombay Gymkhana 10-10! 2014Army Red Delhi Hurricanes RFC >| 18-0! 2015Bombay Gymkhana >| 17-5 ! 2016Delhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes 18-5A STAFF REPORTER>TITLE=RAHUL'S RUGBY DREAMSARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160927210841/HTTP://WWW.TELEGRAPHINDIA.COM/1160925/JSP/SPORTS/STORY_110148.JSP#.V_NE0YF97IUARCHIVE-DATE=SEPTEMBER 27, 2016AGENCY=THE TELEGRAPHPUBLISHER=ABP, 25 September 2016, ! 2017Delhi Hurricanes RFC >Army Red>TITLE=RUGBY - THE FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS AT THE 84TH ALL INDIA & SOUTH ASIA RUGBY TOURNAMENT AT CC&FCACCESSDATE=3 NOVEMBER 2017ISSUE=T2, {{dead linkbot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}! 2018 Bombay Gymkhana 15-9HTTP://INDIARUGBY.COM/HOME/NEWSIMAGES?NEWSID=10>TITLE=ALL INDIA 2018 TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTSDATE=SEPTEMBER 2018ARCHIVE-DATE=7 FEBRUARY 2019URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! 2019| 26-6! 2022Bombay Gymkhana Army Red 14-10BOMBAY GYM RALLY TO DOWN ARMY IN FINAL OF ALL INDIA & SOUTH ASIA RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP>URL=HTTPS://WWW.THERAHNUMA.COM/BOMBAY-GYM-RALLY-TO-DOWN-ARMY-IN-FINAL-OF-ALL-INDIA-SOUTH-ASIA-RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/DATE=18 OCTOBER 2022ARCHIVE-DATE=18 NOVEMBER 2022URL-STATUS=LIVE, !2023 Kolkata Police 74-0Bombay 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.{| class="wikitable sortable"! colspan=4 | Women's All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament! rowspan=3 |Year! Winner! Runner up! Score! 2016Odisha women's rugby union team>Odisha Delhi Hurricanes RFC >WEBSITE=INCREDIBLE ORISSAARCHIVE-DATE=13 OCTOBER 2016URL-STATUS=LIVE, DEB>FIRST1=RWITOBANURL=HTTP://WWW.TELEGRAPHINDIA.COM/1161022/JSP/T2/STORY_114790.JSP#.WBGZK9QRJNIURL-STATUS=DEADACCESSDATE=27 OCTOBER 2016ISSUE=THE TELEGRAPH T2, 16 October 2016, ! 2017Delhi Hurricanes RFC>Delhi Hurricanes Odisha women's rugby union team >|19 - 0! 2018Odisha women's rugby union team>Odisha Delhi Hurricanes RFC >| 10 - 5

References

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