Indonesian XV’s: Rhinos
In early 2006, Indonesian Rugby was invited to send a National Team to the newly formed Asian Division 6 Championship – this tournament was organised by the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) and sanctioned by the IRB. Indonesian Rugby decided to send a team to this tournament on the basis that participation in international competition would help create more exposure for Rugby in Indonesia. Players were selected from all over Indonesia and also included a few Indonesian Nationals based overseas. The Indonesian National Team was named the “Rhinos” as this is animal featured in the Union’s logo and it symbolised ‘strength and power’ which are attributes associated with Rugby.
Indonesia’s Test Record to date:
29/06/06 Indonesia 34 Laos 12
01/07/06 Indonesia 32 Brunei 20
14/07/07 Indonesia 11 Cambodia 10
18/07/07 Indonesia 28 Brunei 15
19/07/08 Indonesia 55 Cambodia 3
04/07/09 Indonesia 13 Iran 48
12/06/10 Indonesia 12 Guam 49
25/06/11 Indonesia 20 Pakistan 19
01/06/12 Indonesia 13 Pakistan 7
07/06/13 Indonesia 37 China 13
31/05/14 Indonesia 6 China 10
8/06/15 Indonesia 6 Guam 17
13/06/15 Indonesia 21 China 47
Games Won = 11 (50%)
Games Lost = 11 (50%)
Total points for = 415
Total points against = 463
Rhinos Coaches
The Indonesian National Team Coaches:
2007 Ismail ‘Izzy’ Kadir / Justin Sampson
2008 Ismail ‘Izzy’ Kadir / Steve Hayward
2009 Ismail ‘Izzy’ Kadir / Justin Sampson
2010 Duncan Hall / Tony Dickinson / Chris McCarthy
2011 Duncan Hall
2012 Jamie Johnston / Simon Jones
2013 Jamie Johnston / Simon Jones
2014 Simon Jones / Nick Mezrits
Rhinos Captains
The following gentlemen have captained Indonesia:
2007 Fikri Al-Azhar
2008 Bobby Orlando
2009 Kirk Arundale
2010 Kirk Arundale
2011 Bobby Orlando
2012 Daniel R Nugroho
2013 Daniel R Nugroho
2014 Daniel R Nugroho