Odisha women's rugby sevens team

The Odisha Women's Rugby Sevens Team represents Odisha in rugby sevens. The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA), in association with India Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Odisha Women's Rugby Sevens Team. Odisha women's rugby sevens team is currently the best rugby football team in India as they have as they have won the last five national championships.

Odisha
UnionOdisha Rugby Football Association
Ground(s)Kalinga Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Coach(es)Manas Kumar Jena
Captain(s)Hupi Majhi
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 women's team have worn yellow and black for all of their Rugby Sevens games at national level. At present, the shirt's body is of yellow color, the sleeves are white and the socks and shorts are both black.

Squad

Odisha's 12 Member Squad for the 2018 Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship[1]

  • Laxmipriya Sahu
  • Meerarani Hembram
  • Hupi Majhi (Captain)
  • Jemamani Naik
  • Manjulata Pradhan
  • Saraswati Hansdah
  • Parbati Kisku
  • Rajani Sabar
  • Poonam Singh
  • Sumitra Nayak
  • Bhagyalaxmi Barik
  • Lija Sardar

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

Honours
  • Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship

Winners (5): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Runners-Up (1): 2019

References
  1. "Odisha Announces Men, Women Teams For Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship". Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. "Central India - Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA)". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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