All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament
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 Champions Trophy of All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924[1] |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  India |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion | Bombay Gymkhana (2023) |
| Most titles | Bombay Gymkhana |
The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is a league competition for rugby union clubs in India.[2] The competition has been played since 1924.[3] In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Army Red | 2 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 6 | Maharashtra |
| Magicians | 7 | Mumbai |
| Sergeant's Institute | 8 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 9 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 10 | Bhubaneswar |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[8]
| Team (women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Hurricanes | 1 | New Delhi |
| Odisha | 2 | Bhubaneswar |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 3 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 4 | Patna |
| Calcutta CFC | 5 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 6 | Kolkata |
| Haryana Bulls | 7 | Haryana |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
2017 qualifying teams
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.[4]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 3 | Mumbai |
| Jungle Crows | 4 | Kolkata |
| Maharashtra State Police | 5 | Maharashtra |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Sergeant's Institute | 7 | Kolkata |
| Magicians | 8 | Mumbai |
| Kolkata Police | 9 | Kolkata |
| Delhi Rebels | 10 | Delhi |
In the women's category there were 8 teams.[4]
| Team (women's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha | 1 | Bhubaneswar |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 2 | New Delhi |
| Jungle Crows | 3 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 4 | Kolkata |
| Rugby Association of Maharashtra | 5 | Mumbai |
| Bihar | 6 | Patna |
| Young Rugby Club | 7 | Kolkata |
| Adivasi | 8 | Kolkata |
2016 qualifying teams
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.[9]
| Team (men's) | Rank | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Army Red | 1 | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | 2 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Hurricanes | 3 | New Delhi |
| Maharashtra State Police | 4 | Maharashtra |
| Jungle Crows | 5 | Kolkata |
| Calcutta CFC | 6 | Kolkata |
| Bangalore RFC | 7 | Bangalore |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | 8 | Bhubaneswar |
| Young Rugby Club | 9 | Kolkata |
| Kolkata Police | 10 | Kolkata |
| Mumbai Magicians | 11 | Mumbai |
| Delhi Lions | 12 | New Delhi |
For the first time women competed in a rugby XVs tournament, with six teams participating.[9]
| Team (women's) | Pool | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle Crows | A | Kolkata |
| Young Rugby Club | A | Kolkata |
| Odisha | A | Odisha |
| Calcutta CFC | B | Kolkata |
| Bihar | B | Bihar |
| Delhi Lions | B | New Delhi |
2015 qualifying teams
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Army Green | Mumbai |
| Army Red | Mumbai |
| Bombay Gymkhana | Mumbai |
| Calcutta Cricket & Football Club | Kolkata |
| Delhi Hurricanes | New Delhi |
| Jungle Crows | Kolkata |
| KISS RFC | Bhubaneswar |
| Bangalore RFC | Bangalore |
| Maharashtra State Police | Maharashtra |
| Kolkata Police | Kolkata |
| Young Rugby Club | Kolkata |
| Bhubaneswar RFC | Bhubaneswar |
| Chhattisgarh RFC | Chhattisgarh |
