Bangladesh national rugby union team

The Bangladesh national rugby union team represents Bangladesh in men's international rugby union.[1] The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.[2][3] The team participating asian rugby tournaments.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bangladesh women's national rugby union team.
Bangladesh
Nickname(s)Green Tigers
EmblemGreen Tigers
UnionBangladesh Rugby Federation Union
Head coachMohammad Abdul Kader
CaptainMd Shahiduzzaman
Home stadiumBangladesh Army Stadium
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current44 (as of 16 January 2024)
First international
Bangladesh  0–47  Lebanon
(at Chennai, India, 20 February 2016)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  35–0  Brunei
(at Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  0–82  India
(at Kolkata, India, 25 November 2022)
World Cup
AppearancesDNQ

Team image

Nicknames

The Bangladesh national rugby union team has been known or nicknamed as "Green Tigers".

Home stadium

The team play its home matches on the Bangladesh Army Stadium and others stadiums.

History

The Bangladesh national rugby union team represent Bangladesh in the international levels of rugby football game.The team have won bowl round of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4] The Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union are organizing several age levels tournament to build strong foundation in their national team.[5] In 2022 the federation organized Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series. Bangladesh won there first Rugby series against Nepal by a 3-0 lead in series. All of the matches took place in Dhaka from 21–22 June 2022.[6]

Players
S/N Player Position Club
1 Sim Ferdous Alam Hooker  Bangladesh
2 Md Nazmul Hasan Hooker  Bangladesh
3 Paritosh Chakma Prop  Bangladesh
4 Md Nadim Mahmud Prop  Bangladesh
5 Jewel Rana Prop  Bangladesh
6 Md Anowruzzaman Prop  Bangladesh
7 Md Sohel Rana Lock  Bangladesh
8 Md Shahiduzzaman (C) Lock  Bangladesh
9 Md Obaidur Rahman Lock  Bangladesh
10 Akteruzzaman Talukder Flanker  Bangladesh
11 Mahabobur Rahman Dinar Flanker  Bangladesh
12 Mohd Sobuz Ali Biswas Flanker  Bangladesh

Results & fixtures
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2018
4 August 2018 Singapore  52–0  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
11:14
4 August 2018 Pakistan  17–12  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
14:21
4 August 2018 Bangladesh  21–26  Brunei Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
16:44
5 August 2018 Laos  12–26  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
11:10
5 August 2018 Brunei  12–26  Bangladesh Queenstown Stadium, Singapore  
14:00

2019
10 August 2019 Bangladesh  10-21  Afghanistan Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia  
17:00
10 August 2019 Thailand  20-5  Bangladesh Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Indonesia  
20:00

Overall records

Team Records

Bangladesh national Rugby union team stats in international year by year.

Year Match Won Lost Drawn PF PA
2016 6 2 4 0 57 194
2017 4 1 3 0 72 86
2018 5 2 3 0 85 119
2019 4 1 3 0 65 60
2021 6 0 5 1 17 184
2022 5 4 1 0 113 89
2023 3 1 2 0 96 12
Total 33 11 21 1 409 842

Team Statistics Record.

Player Records
  • Most Tries: Md Nadim Mahmud with 14 tries.
  • Most Conversion: Md Nadim Mahmud and Paritosh Chakma with 6 conversion

Head to Head

The Test match record against all nations, updated to 16 January 2024, is as follows.

As of 16 January 2024
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn PF PA
 India20205113
   Nepal 550016819
 United Arab Emirates 100100
 Laos 11002612
 Syria 11002624
 Chinese Taipei 20200117
 Indonesia 1100120
 Jordan 10101224
 Thailand 606036155
 Lebanon 10100047
 Iran 1010535
 Brunei 32108238
 Pakistan 10101217
 Singapore 20200105
 Uzbekistan 10101519
 Afghanistan 10101021
 Russia 1 0 1 0 0 50
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 5 41
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 7 5
Total3311211409842

Competitive records

Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA

1987		Did not qualify




1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023To be determined
2027
2031
Total0/90 Titles000000

Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Asia Rugby Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
2016Plate-Semi-finals7th420457194
2017Second Round10th41037286
2018 Bowl Round Champions 9th 3 2 0 3 85 119
2019Group stages-

Men's Playoff-R/R

 10th41036560
2021Did not qualify
2022Did not participated
TotalPlate-Semi-finals7th156013279459

Asia Rugby Championship
Asia Rugby Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
1969 to


2023		Did not qualify
Total0/340 Titles000000

References
  1. "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. "Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union". www.asiarugby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. "Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge". www.asiarugby.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. "Bangladesh Rugby team champs of Bowl Group of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. "Rugby may be popularized in Bangladesh". www.thefinancialexpress. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. Nation, The New. "A scene from the first match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-Nepal International Rugby Series between Bangladesh Rugby team and Nepal Rugby team at Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city's Banani on Tuesday. Bangladesh crushed Nepal by 19-0 points in the first match and thrashed Nepal by 20-0 points in the second match to win the series. NN photo". The New Nation. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. "Asia Rugby Men's Championship Division 3 South 2022". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 , Asia Rugby #ARST2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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