By tjs10
December 19 2003

IRFU Founded: 15/09/1968 The IRB claim that India joined on 29/04/2001 (though the IRFU seem to feel they joined back in 1998!?!) Shirt: Light Blue & White collar Shorts: Dark Blue Socks: Light Blue & Dark Blue Trim
To date, India has only hosted on Test match, though the team have played in 11 Tests altogether.

The 11 Test matches played to date: P11 W0 D0 L11 For:79 Against:727

28/6/03 India vs Chinese Taipei 10-61 (Calcutta) – Asia Region Quadrangular Series
24/6/03 Malaysia vs India 20-13 (Singapore) – Asia Region Quadrangular Series
21/6/03 Singapore vs India 71-0 (Singapore) – Asia Region Quadrangular Series
20/11/02 Sri Lanka vs India 54-15 (Bangkok)
18/11/02 Kazakhstan vs India 89-10 (Bangkok)
16/11/02 Thailand vs India 67-10 (Bangkok)
27/4/01 Arabian Gulf vs India 97-3 (Bahrain)
25/4/01 Kazakhstan vs India 51-9 (Bahrain)
30/10/98 China vs India 42-13 (Singapore) – Asian Championship
28/10/98 Thailand vs India 90-6 (Singapore) – Asian Championship
26/10/98 Singapore vs India 85-0 (Singapore) – Asian Championship

They are currently ranked 89th of 94 Unions in the latest IRB rankings.

Adult players (m): 3700
Adult players (f): 300
Total registered adult players: 4000
Approximate no. of clubs: 30
No of qualified referees: 24

India, (like Wales & Scotland) have a number of naturalised players playing for them under the 3 year residency rules. These include Englishmen Matthew Todd (Sutton & Epsom) and Andrew Grierson (Henley Hawks) and Todd Lauchlan from New Zealand.