Mumbai Dreamers
| Full name | Mumbai Dreamers | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dreamers | |
| Founded | 2025 | |
| Ground(s) | Mumbai Football Arena | |
| CEO | Harsh Jain | |
| Coach(es) | Tim Walsh | |
| Captain(s) | Akash Balmiki | |
| Top scorer | James Turner | |
| Most tries | James Turner | |
| League(s) | Rugby Premier League | |
| 2025 | 6th | |
| ||
| First match | ||
| 5–24 vs Chennai Bulls | ||
| Largest win | ||
| None | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
| 5–24 vs Chennai Bulls | ||
| Official website | ||
| www | ||
| Current season | ||
Mumbai Dreamers is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.[1] Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.[2] Akash Balmiki is the captain while Tim Walsh is the coach.
Owners
The team is owned by Dream Sports, the parent company of fantasy sports platform Dream11.[3] Dream11 chief marketing officer Vikrant Mudaliar revealed that the platform, which has 240 million users, will launch a rugby fantasy sports category to coincide with the Rugby Premier League.
Squad
2025
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Forward | |
| Aaron Cummings | United States |
| Elias Hancock | Canada |
| Rhys James | Canada |
| Briar Barron | Canada |
| Neeraj Khatri | India |
| Devendra Padir | India |
| Hybrid | |
| Henry Hutchison | Australia |
| Nayan Kumar | India |
| Back | |
| Waisea Nacuqu | Fiji |
| James Turner | Australia |
| Akash Balmiki (C) | India |
| Ganesh Majhi | India |
| Jerry Tuwai | Fiji |
Captaincy record
| Player | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akash Balmiki | 2025–present | 6th |
Staff & personnel
Coaches
| Coach | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Walsh | 2025–present | 6th | [4] |
Performance record
| Season | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Most Tries | Most Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6/6 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | James Turner | James Turner |
| Total | 0 Titles | James Turner | James Turner | |||||
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.