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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Neha Ravindra Pardeshi |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Born | 2 September 1993 |
| Education | Computer Science |
| Alma mater | Fergusson College Symbiosis International University |
| Years active | 2009~ |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rugby |
| Position | Scrum-half |
| Team | Rugby Seven's and Rugby Fifteens |
| Coached by | Henry Paul, Naas Botha, Elenoa Kunatuba |
Neha Ravindra Pardeshi (born 2 September 1993) is a female international rugby player from Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has represented her country in both rugby union and rugby sevens. She captained the India women's national rugby sevens team, leading them to a silver medal at the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy at Laos.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]She is from Pune, Maharashtra. Pardeshi started off with fencing and handball[4] and at 15, she was picked in the national side for the 2009 Asia Rugby sevens in Thailand.[5] She studied Computer Science at Fergusson College[6] and obtained MBA from Symbiosis in 2016.
Professional career
[edit]In 2015, she was silver medalist at the national games held at Kerala.[7]
After the birth of her twin children, Pardeshi returned to competitive rugby and In 2022, she participated in the national games, representing Delhi, and stated an aim to rejoin the Indian national team.[8]
Pardeshi has been acknowledged by Asia Rugby as "one of the pillars of women’s rugby in Asia", and has participated in educational outreach, including explaining rugby’s growth, values, and grassroots expansion to national sports journalists.[9] In that context, she emphasized the sport’s rising presence in schools, under the “Get Into Rugby” movement, and the changing perception of women in the game.[10]
International career
[edit]Pardeshi made her international debut for the India women’s rugby sevens team at the age of fifteen during the 2009 Asia Rugby Sevens tournament in Thailand.[11]
She has continued to represent India on the national level in subsequent years and is a long-serving member of the squad.[12][13]
2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy As captain, Pardeshi led India to a silver medal at the 2017 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy in Laos, overseeing five victories before the team lost the final to South Korea.[14]
Recognition
[edit]Pardeshi was featured in Varsha Adusumilli's 2018 book "Wonder Girls: Success Stories of Women Achievers."[15]
Pardeshi has been involved in rugby development in Pune, including coaching at the Hills and Dales Society and working with local schools to introduce the sport, in addition to her national-level commitments.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Pardeshi is married to Gautam Dagar, a former captain of the Indian national men's rugby team,[17] and together they have twin children.[8][18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby: Indian women win silver at Laos". Sportstar. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Indian women's squad announced for Asian Rugby Sevens". Sportstar. The Hindu. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Rugby, Asia. "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2017 - Laos 7s". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ Azad, Imtiaz (2018-06-14). "The Indian women's rugby team has made its presence felt: Neha Pardeshi". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "'A message that rugby can be a career' - Indian players, officials welcome Odisha sponsorship". ESPN.com. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Meet Neha Pardeshi, A Computer Science Graduate Who Took An Unconventional Path To Become Indian Rugby... - The Logical Indian". 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Two Pune girls back after playing in Asian Rugby Sevens Championship in Colombo". The Indian Express. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ a b "Supermom Neha Pardeshi Dagar, mother of twins, reached National Games with aim to earn an India recall". Times Now News. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Pardeshi: "Rugby is here to stay in India"". Asia Rugby. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Pardeshi: "Rugby is here to stay in India"". Asia Rugby. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Shahaney, Pranav (2018-06-18). "Pune women tackle stereotypes to take Indian rugby to the top". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Cornelius (2017-10-02). "Scrum queens pushing the limits to popularise the game". The Times of India.
- ^ "Asian Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 – Singapore". Asia Rugby. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ^ "India bag silver medal at women's Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy". Financial Express. 2017-02-18.
- ^ "Varsha Adusumilli presents 15 stories of women achievers in her book 'Wonder Girls'". The Hindu. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Pune women tackle stereotypes to take Indian rugby to the top". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "National Games: Twins in arms, Neha juggles rugby and motherhood". The Times of India. 2022-09-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Gautam Dagar and Neha Pardeshi move from scrums to wedding vows". ESPN.com. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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