Bangalore RFC
Rugby team
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Bangalore Rugby Football Club (B.R.F.C) is a rugby union club based in Bangalore.[1] They currently participate in the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament & the National Rugby Championship - Div 1.
| Full name | Bangalore Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Ground | RBANMS College grounds |
| Coach(es) |  Subash Janarthanam Tarun Appanna  Steven Burton |
| Captain | Akhil Anand |
| League(s) | All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament National Rugby Championship |
History
B.R.F.C was founded in 1996 by expats living in the city. They also have an expatriate team called the "Bangalore Refugees". They started a girls team in 2009, in addition to boys u-19 and u-16 teams. B.R.F.C has provided several players to the India national team over the years: Subramani P.E, Vinay Rai, Puneeth Krishnamurthy, Tarun Appanna, Thaman Thimaiah, Roshan Lobo, Salik Zaffar, Deepam Kohli and Nishant Nerayath. B.R.F.C in 2005 reached the finals of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament and lost the finals to British Asian Rugby Association.