Rugby Premier League: Live streaming info, schedule, dates, teams, venue
RPL will feature the best global Rugby 7s players, alongside Indian talent, with 34 matches played over 15 days.
When will the first season of Rugby Premier League happen?
The tournament will take place between June 15 and 29, 2025.
Where is the first season of Rugby Premier League?
The tournament will take place in Mumbai at the Brihanmumbai Kreeda Ani Lalitkala Prarthisthan Andheri Sports Complex (Mumbai Football Arena, MFA).
Where to watch the first season of Rugby Premier League in India?
The league will be broadcast live on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
What are the Rugby Premier League franchises in the first season?
Six teams will represent major Indian cities—Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bhubaneswar.
The franchises are Bengaluru Bravehearts, Chennai Bulls, Delhi Redz, Hyderabad Heroes, Kalinga Black Tigers, and the Mumbai Dreamers.
Format of the first season of Rugby Premier League
The Rugby Premier League will follow a double round-robin format at the end of which the top four placed teams will advance to the semifinals.
Rugby Premier League first season schedule
Match Date and Time Bengaluru Bravehearts vs Delhi Redz June 15 (Sunday) - 7:45 pm IST Chennai Bulls vs Mumbai Dreamers June 15 (Sunday) - 8:25 pm IST Hyderabad Heroes vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 15 (Sunday) - 9:05 pm IST Kalinga Black Tigers vs Bengaluru Bravehearts June 16 (Monday) - 7:45 pm IST Mumbai Dreamers vs Chennai Bulls June 16 (Monday) - 8:25 pm IST Delhi Redz vs Chennai Bulls June 17 (Tuesday) - 7:45 pm IST Hyderabad Heroes vs Bengaluru Bravehearts June 17 (Tuesday) - 8:25 pm IST Chennai Bulls vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 18 (Wednesday) - 7:45 pm IST Mumbai Dreamers vs Delhi Redz June 18 (Wednesday) - 8:25 pm IST Bengaluru Bravehearts vs Mumbai Dreamers June 19 (Thursday) - 7:45 pm IST Kalinga Black Tigers vs Hyderabad Heroes June 19 (Thursday) - 8:25 pm IST Bengaluru Bravehearts vs Chennai Bulls June 20 (Friday) - 7:45 pm IST Kalinga Black Tigers vs Delhi Redz June 20 (Friday) - 8:25 pm IST Mumbai Dreamers vs Hyderabad Heroes June 20 (Friday) - 9:05 pm IST Chennai Bulls vs Bengaluru Bravehearts June 21 (Saturday) - 7:45 pm IST Hyderabad Heroes vs Mumbai Dreamers June 21 (Saturday) - 8:25 pm IST Delhi Redz vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 21 (Saturday) - 9:05 pm IST Bengaluru Bravehearts vs Hyderabad Heroes June 22 (Sunday) - 7:45 pm IST Chennai Bulls vs Delhi Redz June 22 (Sunday) - 8:25 pm IST Kalinga Black Tigers vs Mumbai Dreamers June 22 (Sunday) - 9:05 pm IST Delhi Redz vs Bengaluru Bravehearts June 23 (Monday) - 7:45 pm IST Hyderabad Heroes vs Chennai Bulls June 23 (Monday) - 8:25 pm IST Mumbai Dreamers vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 24 (Tuesday) - 7:45 pm IST Chennai Bulls vs Hyderabad Heroes June 24 (Tuesday) - 8:25 pm IST Bengaluru Bravehearts vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 25 (Wednesday) - 7:45 pm IST Delhi Redz vs Mumbai Dreamers June 25 (Wednesday) - 8:25 pm IST Kalinga Black Tigers vs Chennai Bulls June 26 (Thursday) - 7:45 pm IST Hyderabad Heroes vs Delhi Redz June 26 (Thursday) - 8:25 pm IST Delhi Redz vs Hyderabad Heroes June 27 (Friday) - 7:45 pm IST Mumbai Dreamers vs Bengaluru Bravehearts June 27 (Friday) - 8:25 pm IST Semifinal 1 (Rank 2 vs Rank 3) June 28 (Saturday) - 7:45 pm IST Semifinal 2 (Rank 1 vs Rank 4) June 28 (Saturday) - 8:25 pm IST Bronze medal match June 29 (Sunday) - 7:45 pm IST Final June 29 (Sunday) - 8:25 pm IST
Rugby Premier League first season squads
Hyderabad Heroes Head Coach
DJ Forbes (New Zealand) Marquee
Joji Nasova (Fiji) – Back; Manuel Moreno (Spain) - Forward; Terio Tamani (Fiji) – Back; Lautaro Bazan; Velez (Argentina) – Back; Kevin Wekesa (Kenya) – Forward Bridge
Motu Opetai (Samoa) – Hybrid; Max Roddick (Germany) – Back; Wolfram Hacker (Germany) – Hybrid Indian
Prince Khatri (Haryana) – Back; Sumit Roy (West Bengal) – Hybrid; Javed Hussain (Delhi) – Back; Sukumar Hembrom (West Bengal) – Back; Sambit Pradhan (Odisha) – Forward Chennai Bulls Head Coach
Ben Gollings (England) Marquee
Terry Kennedy (Ireland) – Hybrid; Joseva Talacolo (Fiji) – Forward; Filipe Sauturaga (Fiji) – Back; Joaquin Pellandini (Argentina) – Back; Alex Davis (England) – Hybrid Bridge
Vaovasa Afa (Samoa) – Hybrid; Nikias Lohe (Germany) - Forward; Vaafauese Apelu Maliko (Samoa) – Hybrid Indian
Vallabh Patil (Maharashtra) - Back; Shanawaz Ahmed (Odisha) – Back; Vinayak Hariraj (Kerala) – Hybrid; Muhammed Jasim EP (Kerala) – Forward; Vinay A (Karnataka) - Forward Bengaluru Bravehearts Head Coach
Francisco (Paco) Hernandez (Spain) Marquee
Akuila Rokolisoa (New Zealand) – Back; Iowane Teba (Fiji) – Back; Tone Ng Shiu (New Zealand) – Hybrid; Pol Pla (Spain) – Back; Scott Curry (New Zealand) - Forward Bridge
Philip Wokorach (Uganda) – Back; Liam Poultan (Canada) – Back; Mak Kwai Chung (Hong Kong China) – Back Indian
Mohit Khatri (Haryana) - Hybrid; Karan Rajbhar (West Bengal) - Hybrid; Arpan Chhetri (West Bengal) – Forward; Suresh Kumar (Haryana) - Forward; Prashant Singh (Maharashtra) – Hybrid Delhi Redz Head Coach
Tomasi Cama (New Zealand) Marquee
Matias Osadczuk (Argentina) - Forward; Matteo Graziano (Argentina) - Forward; Alejandro Laforga (Spain) – Back; Patrick Odongo (Kenya) – Back; Jordan Conroy (Ireland) – Back Bridge
Michael Coverdale (Hong Kong China) – Forward; Moritz Noll (Germany) – Back; Robin Plümpe (Germany) – Hybrid Indian
Rajdeep Saha (West Bengal) – Back; Deepak Kumar Punia (Haryana) – Back; Mohit (Haryana) – Back; Sunil Chawan (Maharashtra) – Back; Raj Kumar (Rajasthan) – Hybrid Kalinga Black Tigers Head Coach
Mike Friday (England) Marquee
Rosko Specman (South Africa) – Back; Lucas Lacamp (USA) – Back; Perry Baker (USA) – Back; Harry McNulty (Ireland) - Forward; Maurice Longbottom (Australia) - Back Bridge
Kyle Tremblay (Canada) - Forward; Ethan Turner (Canada) – Back; James Thiel (Canada) – Hybrid Indian
Ajay Deswal (Haryana) – Forward; Asis Sabar (Odisha) – Back; Deepraj Shahaji Rajebhosale (Maharashtra) – Hybrid; Pardeep Singh (Punjab) – Forward; Arjun Mahato (West Bengal) – Back Mumbai Dreamers Head Coach
Tim Walsh (Australia) Marquee
James Turner (Australia) – Back; Waisea Nacuqu (Fiji) – Back; Henry Hutchison (Australia) – Hybrid; Aaron Cummings (USA) – Forward; Jerry Tuwai (Fiji) – Back Bridge
Elias Hancock (Canada) - Forward; Rhys Williams James (Canada) - Forward; Briar Barron (Canada) - Forward Indian
Neeraj Khatri (Haryana) - Forward; Devendra Padir (Services) - Forward; Akash Balmiki (West Bengal) - Back; Nayan K (Karnataka) – Hybrid; Ganesh Majhi (Odisha) – Back
Rahul Bose, President of Rugby India, said, 'This is a league that's been six years in the making, but we wanted to do everything right. The first extraordinary development came thanks to World Rugby, who gave us a 15-day window in which no international rugby 7s would be played anywhere in the world. Rugby 7s is one of the most attractive television sports in modern history. Welcome, India and the world, to the Rugby Premier League.'
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