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India Gazette
2 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Scott Curry, Pol Pla Vegue named co-captains for Bengaluru Bravehearts in upcoming Rugby Premier League
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], June 14 (ANI): Kiwi Legend, Scott Curry and Spanish Captain, Pol Pla Vegue have been named co-captains for the Bengaluru Bravehearts in the upcoming Rugby Premier League starting on June 15 at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. The Rugby Premier League is the world's first franchise-based international league where stalwarts of international rugby will play alongside the best talent homegrown in India, said an official statement by Bengaluru Bravehearts. 'We are extremely excited for the upcoming Rugby Premier League and to captain the Bengaluru Bravehearts in the inaugural season is a responsibility that we are really looking forward to. Our squad consists of some of the biggest names from both international rugby and from a pool of fantastic Indian players and we cannot wait to get our campaign started.' Said both Scott Curry and Pol Pla Vegue on being appointed co-captains of the Bengaluru Bravehearts, as per the release. Scott Curry and Pol Pla Vegue will each bring their own experience to the franchise, each having captained the best sides in the world with the hope of leading Bengaluru Bravehearts into a successful inaugural season at the Rugby Premier League. Scott Curry has established himself as one of the best open field runners in the rugby sevens game has also captained the iconic New Zealand side, widely also known as the All Blacks Seven. He led the team to an Olympic Silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first ever medal for the New Zealand in rugby 7s at the Olympics. Pol Pla Vegue, captain of Spain's Rugby 7s team and the Spanish player with the most number of tries in the world rugby seven series in history, has led Spain to a number of accolades. 'Ranjan, Bhupinder and Me are amazed at the camaraderie that has been created between international legends from New Zealand, Fiji, Spain, Uganda, Hong Kong, Canada, and legends from the Indian Rugby, led by the most celebrated and accomplished coach Paco Hernandez supported by the best Indian coach. Different languages, different accents, different cultures but bound by a smile, bound by their love for rugby and their desire for the Bravehearts to lift the first edition cup for Bengaluru with their enthusiastic cheer NAMDU (which means ITS OURS in Kannada). Thanks to GMR and Indian Rugby Football Union for coming together and giving huge hope to lakhs of youth playing this sport in the future in India,' said co-owner Sanjith Shetty, Bengaluru Bravehearts, as per the release Co-owned by the Ranjan Pai led, Manipal Group, Bhupinder Singh led, InCred and Sanjith Shetty led, Soham, the Bengaluru Bravehearts boasts of names like Tone Ng Shiu, Mohit Khatri, Iowane Teba, Liam Poulton, Arpan Chettri amongst others in their final squad. The complete squad is Scott Curry, Pol Pla Vegue, Tone Ng Shiu, Suresh Kumar, Iowane Teba, Mak Chung, Akila Rokolisoa, Liam Poulton, Mohit Khatri, Arpan Chettri, Karan Rajbhar, and Prashant Singh. The team is coached by the legendary, Francisco 'Paco' Hernandez. The Bengaluru Bravehearts begin their campaign against Delhi Redz in the first match of the league on June 15. Complete fixtures: (Bengaluru Bravehearts) June 15: vs Delhi Redz June 16: vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 17: vs Hyderabad Heroes June 19: vs Mumbai Dreamers June 20: vs Chennai Bulls June 21: vs Chennai Bulls June 22: vs Hyderabad Heroes June 23: vs Delhi Redz June 25: vs Kalinga Black Tigers June 27: vs Mumbai Dreamers. (ANI)
The Hindu
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Rugby Premier League: Live streaming info, schedule, dates, teams, venue
The Rugby Premier League (RPL) - world's first franchise-based Rugby 7s league - is set to be launched in India in June, Rugby India and GMR Sports had announced. 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.'
Hans India
a day ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Rugby Premier League: Scott Curry, Pol Pla Vegue named co-captains of Bengaluru Bravehearts
Mumbai: Kiwi legend Scott Curry and Spanish captain Pol Pla Vegue have been named co-captains for the Bengaluru Bravehearts in the upcoming Rugby Premier League starting on June 15 at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. The Rugby Premier League is the world's first franchise-based international league where stalwarts of international rugby will play alongside the best talent homegrown in India. 'We are extremely excited for the upcoming Rugby Premier League and to captain the Bengaluru Bravehearts in the inaugural season is a responsibility that we are really looking forward to. Our squad consists of some of the biggest names from both international rugby and from a pool of fantastic Indian players and we cannot wait to get our campaign started," said both Curry and Vegue on being appointed co-captains of the Bengaluru Bravehearts. Curry and Vegue will each bring their own experience to the franchise, each having captained the best sides in the world with the hope of leading Bengaluru Bravehearts into a successful inaugural season at the Rugby Premier League. Curry has established himself as one of the best open field runners in the rugby sevens game has also captained the iconic New Zealand side, widely known as the All Blacks Seven. He led the team to an Olympic silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first-ever medal for New Zealand in rugby 7s at the Olympics. Vegue, captain of Spain's Rugby 7s team and the Spanish player with the most number of tries in the world rugby seven series in history, has led Spain to several accolades. 'Ranjan, Bhupinder and I are amazed at the camaraderie that has been created between international legends from New Zealand, Fiji, Spain, Uganda, Hong Kong, Canada, and legends from the Indian Rugby, led by the most celebrated and accomplished coach Paco Hernandez supported by the best Indian coach. Different languages, different accents, different cultures but bound by a smile, bound by their love for rugby and their desire for the Bravehearts to lift the first edition cup for Bengaluru with their enthusiastic cheer NAMDU (which means ITS OURS in Kannada). Thanks to GMR and Indian Rugby Football Union for coming together and giving huge hope to lakhs of youth playing this sport in the future in India,' said Bengaluru Bravehearts co-owner Sanjith Shetty. Bengaluru Bravehearts boasts of names like Tone Ng Shiu, Mohit Khatri, Iowane Teba, Liam Poulton, Arpan Chettri amongst others in their final squad. The complete squad is Scott Curry, Pol Pla Vegue, Tone Ng Shiu, Suresh Kumar, Iowane Teba, Mak Chung, Akila Rokolisoa, Liam Poulton, Mohit Khatri, Arpan Chettri, Karan Rajbhar, and Prashant Singh. The team is coached by the legendary, Francisco 'Paco' Hernandez. The Bengaluru Bravehearts begin their campaign against Delhi Redz in the first match of the league on June 15.
