Kalinga Black Tigers
| Full name | Kalinga Black Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Black Tigers | ||
| Founded | 2025 | ||
| CEO | Karanpal Singh | ||
| Coach(es) | Mike Friday | ||
| Captain(s) | Harry McNulty | ||
| Top scorer | Lucas Lacamp | ||
| Most tries | Maurice Longbottom | ||
| League(s) | Rugby Premier League | ||
| 2025 | 5th | ||
| |||
| First match | |||
| 14–24 vs Hyderabad Heroes | |||
| Largest win | |||
| 19–15 vs Delhi Redz | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| 12–43 vs Hyderabad Heroes | |||
| Current season | |||
Kalinga Black Tigers is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.[1] Based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.[2] Harry McNulty is the captain while Mike Friday is the coach.
Owners
The team is owned by venture capital firm Hunch Ventures.[3]
Squad
2025
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Forward | |
| Kyle Tremblay | Canada |
| Harry McNulty (C) | Ireland |
| Ajay Deswal | India |
| Pardeep Singh | India |
| Deepraj Rajabhosale | India |
| Hybrid | |
| James Thiel | Canada |
| Back | |
| Maurice Longbottom | Australia |
| Lucas Lacamp | United States |
| Ethan Turner | Canada |
| Rosko Specman | South Africa |
| Perry Baker | United States |
| Asis Sabar | India |
| Arjun Mahato | India |
Captaincy record
| Player | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McNulty | 2025–present | 5th |
Staff & personnel
Coaches
| Coach | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Friday | 2025–present | 5th | [4] |
Performance record
| Season | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Most Tries | Most Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5/6 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Lucas Lacamp | Maurice Longbottom |
| 2026 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | Lucas Lacamp | Maurice Longbottom | |||||
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.
- ^ 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.