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 It has been replaced by Ranchi Rays.
South AfricanGregg 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]
^"Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^. The Times of India. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^"Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^"Patel-Uniexcel buy Hockey India League Ranchi franchise". Yahoo!. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
January 27, 2023
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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 Furste is the captain of the team 2 It was dissolved in 2014 after its owners had some dispute with HIL management It has been replaced by Ranchi Rays Ranchi RhinosFull nameRanchi RhinosNickname s RhinosFounded2012Dissolved2014Home groundAstroturf Hockey StadiumRanchi Jharkhand India Capacity 6 000 OwnerAsia Sports Ventures PVT LTD CoachGregg ClarkWebsiteOfficial WebsiteHomeAway Contents 1 Franchise Details 1 1 Coaching Staff 1 2 Ownership 2 Team composition 3 Statistics 4 Fixtures and Results 4 1 2013 4 2 2014 5 See also 6 ReferencesFranchise Details EditCoaching Staff Edit 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 Edit The team was jointly bought by Patel PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 September 2012 4 Team composition EditPlayer Nationality Matches GoalsGoal KeepersFrancisco Juancosa Cortes Spain 16 Ankur Chaudhary India 3 ForwardsAman Akash England 3Eduard Arbos Spain 1Floris Evers Netherlands 15 1Mandeep Singh India 15 11Prabhdeep Singh India 17Stanli Victor Minz India 14Harjeet Singh Uganda 3Vikas Choudhary India 13 1MidfieldersArvind Kujur India 5Ashley Jackson England 15 7Austin Smith South Africa 13 2Barry Middleton England 3 1Birendra Lakra India 15Kothajit Singh India 16Manpreet Singh India 17 2Marc Salles Esteve Spain 2Moritz Furste Captain Germany 12 1Parvinder Singh India 9DefendersAmit Rohidas India 16Bosco Perez Pla Spain 13Justin Reid Ross South Africa 15 5Sumit Topno India 1Statistics EditSeason 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 Edit2013 Edit No Date Result Opponent Venue Report1 16 January 2 1 Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Match 22 18 January 3 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 53 20 January 0 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 74 23 January 4 5 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Match 115 24 January 3 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Match 126 26 January 3 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 147 28 January 2 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 178 30 January 2 2 Delhi Wave Riders New Delhi Match 209 1 February 2 5 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Match 2210 2 February 1 1 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Match 2411 4 February 3 2 Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Match 2612 7 February 1 0 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 3013 9 February 4 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Semi final 114 10 February 2 1 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi FinalPosition in League Phase ChampionsGoals For 32 2 29 per match Goals Against 25 1 79 per match Most Goals 10 Overall 2nd Mandeep Singh2014 Edit No Date Result Opponent Venue Report1 26 January 2 3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Match 22 27 January 1 0 Delhi Waveriders Ranchi Match 43 1 February 2 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 94 4 February 1 1 Mumbai Magicians Ranchi Match 135 7 February 3 2 Kalinga Lancers Ranchi Match 166 9 February 1 0 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 207 12 February 0 1 Delhi Waveriders Delhi Match 228 14 February 1 4 Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar Match 249 16 February 2 4 Punjab Warriors Mohali Match 2810 19 February 2 4 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Match 3011 22 February 2 3 Punjab Warriors Ranchi Semi final 212 23 February 1 1 2 3 p Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi 3rd placePosition in League Phase 3rd PlaceSee also EditHockey India LeagueReferences Edit Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL The Times of India 15 December 2012 Archived from the original on 26 January 2013 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Will Hockey India League be a hot flick The Times of India 14 January 2013 Archived from the original on 15 January 2014 Retrieved 14 January 2013 Ranchi Rhinos name support staff for HIL The Times of India 15 December 2012 Archived from the original on 26 January 2013 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Patel Uniexcel buy Hockey India League Ranchi franchise Yahoo 14 September 2012 Retrieved 16 December 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ranchi Rhinos amp oldid 1115447740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
