Hyderabad Heroes
| Full name | Hyderabad Heroes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Heroes | ||
| Founded | 2025 | ||
| CEO | Sanjay Jupudi Srinath Chittoori | ||
| Coach(es) | DJ Forbes | ||
| Captain(s) | Manu Moreno | ||
| Top scorer | Terio Tamani | ||
| Most tries | Joji Nasova | ||
| League(s) | Rugby Premier League | ||
| 2025 | 3rd | ||
| |||
| First match | |||
| 24–14 vs Kalinga Black Tigers | |||
| Largest win | |||
| 43–7 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| 21–26 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts | |||
| Current season | |||
Hyderabad Heroes is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.[1] Based in Hyderabad, Telangana, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.[2] Manu Moreno is the captain while DJ Forbes is the coach.[3]
Owners
The team is owned by KLO Sports, which also owns Chennai Quick Guns in Ultimate Kho Kho.[4]
Squad
2025
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Forward | |
| Kevin Wekesa | Kenya |
| Manu Moreno (C) | Spain |
| Sambit Pradhan | India |
| Hybrid | |
| Sumit Roy | India |
| Motu Opetai | Samoa |
| Wolfram Hacker | Germany |
| Back | |
| Joji Nasova | Fiji |
| Terio Tamani | Fiji |
| Max Roddick | Germany |
| Prince Khatri | India |
| Javed Hussain | India |
| Sukumar Hembrom | India |
| Lautaro Bazán | Argentina |
| Bhupinder Singh | India |
Captaincy record
| Player | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Moreno | 2025–present | Third Place |
Staff & personnel
Coaches
| Coach | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Forbes | 2025–present | Third Place | [5] |
Performance record
| Season | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Most Tries | Most Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1/6 | Third Place | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Joji Nasova | Terio Tamani |
| Total | 0 Titles | Joji Nasova | Terio Tamani | |||||
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (4 April 2025). "Rugby 7s franchise-based league set to launch in Mumbai in June". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Inaugural six-team Rugby Premier League set to debut in India in 2025 - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Today, Telangana (9 April 2025). "Hyderabad Heroes among six franchisees in the first-ever rugby league to commence from June 1". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "From Olympics gold medallists to World Cup winners: Meet the teams, best players, coaches in Rugby Premier League". ESPN. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
External links
- Hyderabad Heroes on Instagram