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Kalinga Black Tigers

Kalinga Black Tigers
Full nameKalinga Black Tigers
Nickname(s)Black Tigers
Founded2025
CEOKaranpal Singh
Coach(es)England Mike Friday
Captain(s)Republic of Ireland Harry McNulty
Top scorerUnited States Lucas Lacamp
Most triesAustralia Maurice Longbottom
League(s)Rugby Premier League
20255th
1st kit
2nd kit
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

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The team is owned by venture capital firm Hunch Ventures.[3]

Squad

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2025

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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

Source

Captaincy record

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Player Duration Best Result Ref
Republic of Ireland Harry McNulty 2025–present 5th

Staff & personnel

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Coaches

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Coach Duration Best Result Ref
England Mike Friday 2025–present 5th [4]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2025 I Vaquita Good Times Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria Mercantile Ports & Logistics

Performance record

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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

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  1. ^ Sportstar, Team (4 April 2025). "Rugby 7s franchise-based league set to launch in Mumbai in June". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Inaugural six-team Rugby Premier League set to debut in India in 2025 - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ^ "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.