Odisha rugby union team

The Odisha Men's Rugby Union Team represents Odisha in rugby union. The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA), in association with India Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Odisha Men's Rugby Union Team. Odisha is currently one of the best rugby football teams in India.

Odisha
UnionOdisha Rugby Football Association
Ground(s)Kalinga Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Coach(es)Manas Kumar Jena
Captain(s)Bikrant Kumar Routa
Team kit

Stadium
Kalinga Stadium

The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) has various bases across the state of Odisha; two of the main bases are Kalinga Stadium and KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Kit

Odisha men's team have worn dark blue, red and black for all of their Rugby Union games. At present, the shirt body is dark blue, the sleeves are red and the socks and shorts are both black.

Squad

Odisha's 26 Member Squad for 2016 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament[1]

  • Bikrant Kumar Routa (Captain)
  • Shanawaz Ahmed
  • Sambit Pradhan
  • Diptiranjan Khuntia
  • Ratnakar Hemram
  • Narayan Sahu
  • Sachin Kalah
  • Dibya Ranjan Dalai
  • Aditya Digal
  • Sushil Hembram
  • Akshay Kumar Mahanta
  • Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy
  • Santosh Sethy
  • Subra Narayan Mohanty
  • Gyanaranjan Prusti
  • Sananda Sagar Pradhan
  • Sridhar Mahalik
  • Balaram Jena
  • Prasanna Kumar Nayak
  • Jitendra kumar Pradhan
  • Sheikh Gufran
  • Balaram Sahu
  • Sushanta Behera
  • Priya Ranjan Rout
  • Kiran Kumar Jena

Administration

The following is the current organisational structure of Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA):[2]

Position Name
President Priyadarshi Mishra
Head Coach Manas Kumar Jena
Assistant Coach Dhiren Kumar Rout
Secretary Upendra Kumar Mohanty
Development Officer Manas Kumar Jena

References
  1. "Odisha rugby teams to join national meet". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "Central India - Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA)". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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