Rarh Bengal Tigers
| Full name | Rarh Bengal Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| League | Hockey India League | ||
| Founded | 2024 | ||
| Colors | |||
| Home ground | Kolkata | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Coach | |||
| Owner | Shrachi Sports | ||
| Chairman | Rahul Todi | ||
| Performance | |||
| Winners | 2024–25 | ||
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Bengal Tigers, formerly known as Rarh Bengal Tigers is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Kolkata that competes in the Hockey India League.[1] It is owned by Shrachi Sports.[2] At the 2024–25 edition, the men's team won the league and the women's team finished at the third place.
Former Australian players Colin Batch and Glenn Turner are the coaches of the men's and women's teams respectively.[3]
Ownership
Rarh Bengal Tigers is owned by Rahul Todi's Shrachi Sports.
Men's squad
2024–25
| Player | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Pirmin Blaak | Netherlands | |
| Ali Khan | India | |
| Atal Dev Singh Chahal | India | |
| Defenders | ||
| Jugraj Singh | India | |
| Hayden Beltz | Australia | |
| Gauthier Boccard | Belgium | |
| Rupinder Pal Singh (C) | India | |
| Jasjit Singh Kular | India | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Lachlan Sharp | Australia | |
| Jaskaran Singh | India | |
| Sean Findlay | New Zealand | |
| Pardeep Mor | India | |
| Pradhan Chandura | India | |
| Affan Yousuf | India | |
| Atul Deep | India | |
| Yogesh Malik Singh | India | |
| Pardeep Singh Sandhu | India | |
| Thounaojam Ingalemba Lauwang | India | |
| Forwards | ||
| Abhishek Nain | India | |
| Sukhjeet Singh | India | |
| Florent Van Aubel | Belgium | |
| Sam Lane | New Zealand | |
| Gursewak Singh | India | |
Women's squad
2025
The 2025 Hockey India League women's squad of Rarh Bengal Tigers is as follows.[4]
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Grace O'Hanlon | New Zealand |
| Jennifer Rizzo | United States |
| Vidyashree V | India |
| Defenders | |
| Udita Duhan (C) | India |
| Róisín Upton | Ireland |
| Elena Neill | Ireland |
| Marina Lalramnghaki | India |
| Mahima Choudhary | India |
| Vandana Patel | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Eva de Goede | Netherlands |
| Sarah Hawkshaw | Ireland |
| Jyothi Edula | India |
| Huda Khan | India |
| Binima Dhan | India |
| Munmuni Das | India |
| Sushila Chanu | India |
| Shilpi Dabas | India |
| Forwards | |
| Vandana Katariya | India |
| Lalremsiami Hmarzote | India |
| Beauty Dungdung | India |
| Ambre Ballenghien | Belgium |
| Kathryn Mullan | Ireland |
| Lalrinpuii Pachuau | India |
| Priyanka Wankhede | India |
Performance record
| Season | Team | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | Most Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | M | 1/8 | Winners | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Jugraj Singh |
| W | 3/4 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Kathryn Mullan | |
| 2025–26 | M | |||||||||
| W | ||||||||||
| Champions x1, Third Place x 1 | ||||||||||
Goalscorers
Men's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jugraj Singh | India | 12 |
| 2 | Rupinder Pal Singh | India | 5 |
| 2 | Sukhjeet Singh | India | 3 |
| 2 | Abhishek Nain | India | 2 |
| 3 | Affan Yousuf | India | 1 |
| 3 | Gauthier Boccard | Belgium | 1 |
Women's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Cotter | New Zealand | 1 |
| 1 | Katie Mullan | Ireland | 1 |
| 1 | Beauty Dungdung | India | 1 |
| 1 | Udita Duhan | India | 1 |
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers men's squad, Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Hockey India League: Kolkata-based team named Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for both men's and women's franchise". Khel Now. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (9 October 2024). "Hockey India League: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers to have Aussie coaches". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ ""Link to the full list of players sold and team squads for women at the HIL Player Auction 2024/25:"". hockeyindia.org. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.