rugby

Yusra Nazim -July 30, 2025

How Nikhil Kumar Gupta helped build India’s wheelchair rugby movement

How Nikhil Kumar Gupta helped build India’s wheelchair rugby movement

From accident to advocacy, the story of one man’s journey through paralysis, sport, and the founding of a national movement

Yusra Nazim -April 25, 2024

Making quadriplegics stand on their feet

Making quadriplegics stand on their feet

Wheelchair Rugby Federation of India is helping quadriplegics live life on their own by boosting their mobility and confidence through sport

Yusra Nazim -April 10, 2024

Playing ball to reform and uplift the needy

Playing ball to reform and uplift the needy

Saif Ullah Khan, a national-level rugby player, is leveraging the power of rugby to transform lives and aid those in need

Judith Mariya Antony -September 6, 2022

Blood, sweat and triumph

Blood, sweat and triumph

Little known to most citizens of the capital, rugby teams are training hard under dedicated coaches to represent Delhi and Haryana in tournaments. The game is fast losing its ‘foreign’ tag and going native

Patriot Bureau -July 26, 2018

No space for rugby practice

No space for rugby practice

There are problems in various spheres in the world of rugby – from start to end. Recently the Indian Rugby team was dropped from participating in the Asian Games. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports did not support us. The first problem is the availability of grounds. We do not have the basic infrastructure […]

Shaunak Ghosh -June 21, 2018

Touchdown Delhi

Touchdown Delhi

With sports like cricket, football and badminton ruling the minds of Indians, rugby somehow remains in the shadows as clubs in Delhi find it difficult to even sustain themselves While the whole country is watching the Fifa World Cup and awaits the Indian cricket team’s tour of England next month, 29-year-old Gautam Dagar is waiting […]