Indonesia national rugby union team

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Not to be confused with Indonesia national rugby sevens team.

Indonesia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Rhinos
EmblemJavan rhinoceros
Union
Head coachBobby Orlando
CaptainDaniel R Nugroho
Most capsDaniel R Nugroho (21)
Top scorerKirk Arundale (107)
Top try scorerKirk Arundale
Home stadiumGelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current100 (as of 6 June 2021)
Highest97 (2014)
Lowest103 (2020)
First international
Cambodia 30–12 Indonesia
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia; June 27, 2006)
Biggest win
Indonesia 55–3 Cambodia
(Jakarta, Indonesia; June 19, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Indonesia 10–63 China
(Jakarta, Indonesia; June 23, 2019)
World Cup
Appearancesnone
Websiterugbyindonesia.or.id

The Indonesia national rugby union team represents Indonesia in rugby union. They are nicknamed the "Rhinos". The team is a full member of World Rugby. They have yet to play in the Rugby World Cup. The Indonesian squad was formed in 2006 to attend the IRB sanctioned Six Division Asian Rugby Football Tournament between Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. They currently compete in Division 3 South-East in the Asian Rugby Football Union.

The national side is ranked 100rd in the world (as of 6 June 2021).[1]

History[]

See also: Rugby union in Indonesia

Early Years (1975-1986)[]

Rugby was first introduced in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, and was played mostly by ex-pats.[2] In March 1976 an Indonesian Sevens squad, alongside twelve other nations, participated in the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament.[3] Indonesia returned to Hong Kong again for the 1976 tournament where they lost to Tonga in the plate final.[4] Indonesia continued to participate in the tournament until 1986 after which, interest began to wane and the program went on hiatus.[2]

ARFU Division 6 (2004-2008)[]

In the early to mid 2000s, rugby made a resurgence in Indonesia.[5] In 2004, the was formed and on 27 June 2006 the first ever Indonesian XVs game was played against Cambodia during the first Division 6 ARFU regional tournament in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Indonesia would lose their début test match 30-7. In 2007, Singapore rugby's Ismail Kadir and Justin Sampson took over coaching duties.[6] Later that year, the Rhinos returned once again to the Asian Division 6 Championships in Brunei, recording wins against Laos 17-3 and Cambodia 11-10.[7] Indonesia then went on to defeat tournament hosts Brunei 28-13, taking home the series as well as the Darussalam Cup.[6]

In July 2008, the Rhinos won the HSBC a5n Regional Tournament, which was played at the Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta, Indonesia.[8] The Rhinos defeated Laos 23-11 and Cambodia 55-3 in front of an appreciative home crowd,.[9] The Rhinos finished their time in ARFU Division 6 with an impressive 88% Win-Loss record (7 wins, 1 loss), thus earning a promotion Division 3.

ARFU Division 3 (2009- present)[]

In 2009, Indonesia's coaching staff of Kadir and Sampson was expanded to include former Wallabies player Duncan Hall, who had previously held the head coaching job for the USA national team. In July 2009, Indonesia made their debut in Division 3 at the 2009 Asian Five Nations. In the tournament, the Rhinos recorded two consecutive losses, falling 3-23 to Guam and 13-48 to Iran.[10]

In the years that followed, Indonesia would lose three more matches in the upper tier division before finally posting their first win on 25 June 2011 against Pakistan 20-19 during the 2011 A5N divisional series in Jakarta. [11][12] Following that win, Indonesia went on to win two of its next four matches, including a thumping win over China 37-13 in Malaysia in 2014. A year later, the Rhinos would face China a second time in the 2014 A5n opener, losing a highly contested match by a four-point differential. Two days later, an 11-10 win against Laos would secure a third-place finish in the series.

In 2015, the rebranded Asia Rugby Championship returned once again to Jakarta where Indonesia faced Guam in the series opener. This would mark Indonesia's first match at home since they defeated Pakistan three years prior.[12] The Rhinos would go winless in the series, first losing the opener to Guam and later China. In 2016 Indonesia would play just one test match against Loas, losing by a large margin, 12-48.

In 2019, the IRFU named former Rhinos veteran and captain Bobby Orlando as head coach for the 2019 Asia Rugby Championship series where Indonesia competed in the newly formed Division 3 South-East division along with India and China. On June 23, Indonesia fell in the tournament opener to a strong Chinese side 63—10,[13] with the Rhino's lone try coming from veteran captain Daniel Nugroho.[14]

Current squad[]

2019 Asia Rugby Championships roster

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Nugroho, Daniel R. (c) Prop (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 32) 21 Jakarta Komodos
Sebastian, Marco Hooker (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 36) 9 Bandung Rams
Joku, Niko Prop (1982-11-03) 3 November 1982 (age 38) 18
Oyaitou, Lawrence Lock 1 Jayapura, Papua
Al Akbar, Brilyan Lock 1
Bainivanua, Leone Flanker (1982-09-14) 14 September 1982 (age 38) 1 Jakarta Bantengs
Hendharto, Richard Flanker (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 20) 2 Richmond F.C.
Pello, Kareem Number 8 0 Jakarta Bantengs
Pramono, Ari Yudha Scrum-half (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 27) 9 Jakarta Bantengs
Atkinson, Ian S. Fly-half (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 28) 2 Bali Rugby
Oyaitouw, Septinus Wing (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 31)[citation needed] 1 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Rugby
Williams, Glen Centre 1 CSM Rugby
Gumilang, Andre Centre (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 25) 0 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Rugby
Prahastano, Mirza Wing 9 Jakarta Bantengs
Field, Stephen Fullback 7
Buinei, Toberi Hooker 1
Prakoso, Leonardo Prop (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 24) 1
Ardianto, Mohamad Yusuf Prop 1
Ariobimo, Iman Lock 1
Rahadiansyah, Dias Flanker (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 29) 1 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Rugby
Musi, Yohanes Scrum-half 1 Jakarta Bantengs
Faulkes, Todd Centre 0
Bangim, Raphael Centre (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 27) 1
Rifaldi, Muhammad Centre (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 25) 1 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Rugby
Triawan, Agus Centre (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 27) 1 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Rugby
Carli, Maykel Scrum-half 1 Jakarta Bantengs

Coaches and Captaincy[]

Current Coaching Staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Indonesia Bobby Orlando
Assistant Coach Japan Subaru Higa
Backs Coach
Forwards Coach

Previous head coaches[]

Indonesia coaches by date, matches and win percentage
Coach Period G W L D %
France Nico de Ribas 2006 3 2 1 0 066.67
Singapore Ismail Kadir 2007–2009 7 5 2 0 071.43
Australia Duncan Hall 2010–2011 4 1 3 0 025.00
United Kingdom Jamie Johnston 2012–2013 4 2 2 0 050.00
United Kingdom Simon Jones 2014–2015 4 1 3 0 025.00
South Africa J. P. Koen 2016 1 0 1 0 000.00
Indonesia Bobby Orlando 2019–present 2 0 2 0 000.00
Totals (2006–present) 25 11 14 0 044.00
Updated as of: 30 June 2019

Team Captains[]

Year(s) Name
2006 Indonesia Nelson Joku
2007 Indonesia Fikri Al-Azhar
2008 Indonesia Bobby Orlando
2009–2010 England Kirk Arundale
2011 Indonesia Bobby Orlando
2012–2015 Indonesia Daniel R Nugroho
2016 Australia Stephen Field
2019– Indonesia Daniel R Nugroho
Updated as of: 26 June 2019

Records[]

Asian Rugby Championship record[]

Year Division Result P W L D W-L% PF PA PD Notes
2006 Regional 2nd 3 2 1 0 066.67 73 60 +13
2007 Regional 1st 3 3 0 0 100.00 56 28 +28
2008 South-East 1st 2 2 0 0 100.00 78 17 +64 promotion
2009 Division 3 4th 2 0 2 0 000.00 13 71 -58
2010 Division 3 4th 2 0 2 0 000.00 23 62 -39
2011 Division 3 3rd 2 1 1 0 050.00 43 51 -8
2012 Division 3 3rd 2 1 1 0 050.00 30 45 -15
2013 Division 3 3rd 2 1 1 0 050.00 52 46 +6
2014 Division 3 East 3rd 2 1 1 0 050.00 17 20 -3
2015 Division 3 East 4th 2 0 2 0 000.00 27 64 -37
2016 Division 3 East 2nd 1 0 1 0 000.00 12 48 -36
2017 Division 3 East - - - - - - - - - DNP
2018 Division 3 East - - - - - - - - - DNP
2019 Division 3 South-East 4th 2 0 2 0 000.00 22 105 -83
Total 25 11 14 0 044.00 443 617 -224 –
Updated as of: 30 June 2019

Overall Test record by opponent[]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % PF PA PD
 Brunei 2 2 0 0 100.00 65 34 +31
 Cambodia 3 2 1 0 066.67 73 43 +30
 China 5 1 4 0 020.00 97 165 -68
 Guam 5 0 5 0 000.00 54 160 -107
 India 1 0 1 0 000.00 12 42 -30
 Iran 1 0 1 0 000.00 13 48 -35
 Laos 4 4 0 0 100.00 85 36 +49
 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 066.67 44 39 +5
Total 25 11 14 0 044.00 443 567 -124
Updated as of: 26 June 2019

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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