Mumbai, June 14 -- The Rugby Premier League (RPL) is a game-changer for the sport's fortunes in India. With the world's best players and coaches coming for the tournament, it affords India's most talented rugby players a chance to rub shoulders with some of the legends in the sport.

Organised by Rugby India, the Rugby Premier League is the first-ever franchise-based Rugby Sevens league in the world.

Season 1 of the much-awaited Rugby Premier League kicks off on 15 June, with a final scheduled for 29 June, in Mumbai at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex (Andheri Sports Complex). The Rugby Premier League, which will see 34 matches being played out in Season 1, will feature 30 Indian players, who were selected from an auction pool of ...