Haryana Rugby

WE ARE NATIONAL

CHAMPIONS

HARYANA STATE RUGBY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION is an affiliated unit of THE INDIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION, which is further affiliated to WORLD RUGBY and INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION.

Haryana State Rugby Football Association is duly registered and only authorized member of the Indian Rugby Football Union as Rugby Association in the State of Haryana.

HSRFA is current National Champion in Senior National as well as National Games for men.

The Sport of Rugby is Recognized by Government of Haryana and Government of India. Sport is included in Summer Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, South Asian Games, National Games, University Games, School Games, Khelo India Games.

Currently HSRFA is changing its entire working rapidly under the guidance of Rugby India.

From Left -Shri Narender Singh Mor, Secretary, HSRFA/ Shri Rahul Bose, President, Indian Rugby Football Union/ Shri Sarvinder Dabas, President, HSRFA

HISTORY & ORIGIN

The earliest trace of Rugby Football in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in Calcutta and Madras during the visit of H.M.S. Galatea in 1871. The teak goal posts used on the occasion of the Calcutta Match were afterwards used by the C.F.C. up to at least 1886.

The first recorded match was played on Christmas day 1872, at CFC in Calcutta, it was played between England and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The game caught on and had to be repeated within the week.

The game was now established. In January 1873, officers were appointed and the Club Rolls gave a total of 137 members. The Club colours were chosen as red and white, broad stripes.

In 1877 saw the downslide of the game and it almost died out, leaving behind a full coffer. The wise G.A.J. Rothney, who had been acting as Captain, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Club at that time, proposed that the funds should be devoted to the purchase of a cup of Indian workmanship to be offered to the Rugby Football Union- the parent body of the game worldwide. The withdrawal of these monies was done in the form of silver coins which were then melted to craft the exquisite Calcutta Cup.

In the year 2008 Haryana State Rugby Football Association formally Registered with Registrar of Societies Haryana and got the Affiliation from Indian Rugby Football Union.