Ranchi Rhinos

Ranchi Rhinos
Full name Ranchi Rhinos
Nickname(s) Rhinos
Founded 2012
Dissolved 2014
Head Coach Gregg Clark
Assistant Coach Baljit Singh Saini
Manager David John
Captain Moritz Fürste
Home ground Astroturf Hockey Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
(Capacity 6,000)
Best Performance 2013 Champions
Top Scorer Mandeep Singh (11)
Owner Asia Sports Ventures PVT LTD.
Official Website Official Website
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Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It is owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group. South African Gregg Clark is the head coach for the team assisted by Olympian Baljit Singh Saini.[1] German midfielder, two time Olympic champion, Moritz Fürste is the captain of the team.[2] It was dissolved in 2014 after its owners had some dispute with HIL management. It has been replaced by Ranchi Rays.

Franchise Details

Coaching Staff

South African Gregg Clark serves as the head coach for the team who is assisted by Olympian Baljit Singh Saini. The goalkeeping coach of South Africa, David Staniforth, acts as the goalkeeping coach and video analyst for the team. David Ian John of Australia is the exercise physiologist for the team.[3]

Ownership

The team was jointly bought by Patel - PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 September 2012.[4]

Team composition

Player Nationality Matches Goals
Goal Keepers
Francisco Juancosa Cortés  Spain 16
Ankur Chaudhary  India 3
Forwards
Aman Akash|  England 3
Eduard Arbós  Spain 1
Floris Evers  Netherlands 15 1
Mandeep Singh  India 15 11
Prabhdeep Singh  India 17
Stanli Victor Minz  India 14
Harjeet Singh  Uganda 3
Vikas Choudhary  India 13 1
Midfielders
Arvind Kujur  India 5
Ashley Jackson  England 15 7
Austin Smith  South Africa 13 2
Barry Middleton  England 3 1
Birendra Lakra  India 15
Kothajit Singh  India 16
Manpreet Singh  India 17 2
Marc Salles Esteve  Spain 2
Moritz Fürste (Captain)  Germany 12 1
Parvinder Singh  India 9
Defenders
Amit Rohidas  India 16
Bosco Pérez-Pla  Spain 13
Justin Reid-Ross  South Africa 15 5
Sumit Topno  India 1

Statistics

Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2013 14 9 2 3 64.29%
2014 11 4 1 6 36.36%
Home 14 7 2 5 50.00%
Away 11 6 1 4 54.54%
Overall 25 13 3 9 52.00%
Performance Details
Goals For 49 (1.96 per match)
Goals Against 47 (1.88 per match)
Most Goals Mandeep Singh (11 goals)
Performance by Oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Delhi Waveriders 6 2 1 3 11 14 33.33%
Kalinga Lancers 2 1 0 1 4 6 50.00%
Punjab Warriors 6 2 1 3 12 14 33.33%
Mumbai Magicians 5 4 1 0 8 3 80.00%
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 6 4 0 2 14 10 66.67%

Fixtures and Results

2013

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
116 January2 1Punjab WarriorsJalandhar Match 2
218 January3 1Mumbai MagiciansRanchi Match 5
320 January0 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 7
423 January4 5Delhi Wave RidersRanchi Match 11
524 January3 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Match 12
626 January3 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 14
728 January2 1Mumbai MagiciansRanchi Match 17
830 January2 2Delhi Wave RidersNew Delhi Match 20
91 February2 5Delhi Wave RidersRanchi Match 22
102 February1 1Punjab WarriorsRanchi Match 24
114 February3 2Punjab WarriorsJalandhar Match 26
127 February1 0Mumbai MagiciansMumbai Match 30
139 February4 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Semi-final 1
1410 February2 1Delhi Wave RidersRanchi Final
Position in League Phase: Champions

2014

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
126 January 2 3 Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Match 2
227 January 1 0 Delhi WaveridersRanchi Match 4
31 February 2 1 Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 9
44 February 1 1 Mumbai MagiciansRanchi Match 13
57 February 3 2 Kalinga LancersRanchi Match 16
69 February 1 0 Mumbai MagiciansMumbai Match 20
712 February 0 1 Delhi WaveridersDelhi Match 22
814 February 1 4 Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar Match 24
916 February 2 4 Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 28
1019 February 2 4 Punjab WarriorsRanchi Match 30
1122 February 2 3 Punjab WarriorsRanchi Semi-final 2
1223 February 1 1 (2–3 p) Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi 3rd place
Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

See also

References

  1. "Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. "Will Hockey India League be a hot flick". The Times of India. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. "Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. "Patel-Uniexcel buy Hockey India League Ranchi franchise". Yahoo!. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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