Hyderabad Heroes

Hyderabad Heroes
Full nameHyderabad Heroes
Nickname(s)Heroes
Founded2025
CEOSanjay Jupudi
Srinath Chittoori
Coach(es)New Zealand DJ Forbes
Captain(s)Spain Manu Moreno
Top scorerFiji Terio Tamani
Most triesFiji Joji Nasova
League(s)Rugby Premier League
20253rd
1st kit
2nd kit
First match
24–14 vs Kalinga Black Tigers
Largest win
43–7 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
Largest defeat
21–26 vs Bengaluru Bravehearts
Current season

Hyderabad Heroes is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.[1] Based in Hyderabad, Telangana, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.[2] Manu Moreno is the captain while DJ Forbes is the coach.[3]

Owners

The team is owned by KLO Sports, which also owns Chennai Quick Guns in Ultimate Kho Kho.[4]

Squad

2025

Player Nationality
Forward
Kevin Wekesa  Kenya
Manu Moreno (C)  Spain
Sambit Pradhan  India
Hybrid
Sumit Roy  India
Motu Opetai  Samoa
Wolfram Hacker  Germany
Back
Joji Nasova  Fiji
Terio Tamani  Fiji
Max Roddick  Germany
Prince Khatri  India
Javed Hussain  India
Sukumar Hembrom  India
Lautaro Bazán  Argentina
Bhupinder Singh  India

Source

Captaincy record

Player Duration Best Result Ref
Spain Manu Moreno 2025–present Third Place

Staff & personnel

Coaches

Coach Duration Best Result Ref
New Zealand DJ Forbes 2025–present Third Place [5]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2025 I Omtex Fluentgrid Sprint Exports Qentelli

Performance record

Season Standing Result Matches Won Draw Lost Most Tries Most Points
2025 1/6 Third Place 12 10 0 2 Joji Nasova Terio Tamani
Total 0 Titles Joji Nasova Terio Tamani

References

  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. ^ Today, Telangana (9 April 2025). "Hyderabad Heroes among six franchisees in the first-ever rugby league to commence from June 1". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ^ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ^ "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.
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