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Rugby India's launching of a women's league is a big win for gender parity in sport
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ISSUE DATE: Jun 29, 2026 | UPDATED: Jun 19, 2026 18:05 IST
In just its second year, Rugby India has pulled off a feat that too the BCCI over a decade and still eludes the Kabaddi Federation: It has kick started a women’s league. “I have always dreamt of this moment when India's best will be playing with the world's best, but I never gave it a gender,” says Rahul Bose, actor, former player and currently president of the Indian Rugby Football Union. With the Indian women’s team ranked higher (sixth) than the men’s in Asia (12th), it seems fair that they get the spotlight.