Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) today announced a 13-member National squad, including four from Odisha for the Senior Women Asia Rugby Sevens Series (Round-1) to be held in Hangzhou, China on 20 and 21 September 2025. The four Odisha players are: Dumuni Marndi, Mama Naik, Sandhyarani Tudu and Nirmalya Rout.

Dumuni has also been named as the vice-captain. Led by Shikha Yadav, the Indian team will play in this series for the first time. A total of 12 countries will participate in the Round-1 competition, which will take place at Hangzhou Normal University.

India has been placed in Pool F with Hong Kong China, Thailand and the Philippines. Round-2 of the Asian Sevens Series is scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 and 19 October 2025.

INDIA SENIOR WOMEN RUGBY TEAM: Shikha Yadav (Captain), Dumuni Marndi (Vice-Captain), Amandeep Kaur, Mama Naik, Ujjwala Ghuge, Akanksha Katkade, Guriya Kumari, Sandhya Rai, Bhumika Shukla, Sandhyarani Tudu, Nirmalya Rout, Arti Kumari, Kalyani Patil. Head Coach: Paul Delport.
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PHOTO: Odisha players (L-R) Nirmalya Rout, Dumuni Marndi, Sandhyarani Tudu and Mama Naik.