Ranchi Rhinos

Full name| Ranchi Rhinos
Nickname(s)| Rhinos
Founded| 2012
Dissolved| 2014
Home ground| Astroturf Hockey Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
(Capacity 6,000)
Personnel
Coach| Gregg Clark
Owner| Asia Sports Ventures PVT LTD.

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Ranchi Rhinos was a professional 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 was owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group. South African Gregg Clark was the head coach for the team, assisted by 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 a dispute with HIL management. It was replaced by Ranchi Rays.

Field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand

## Franchise details

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### Coaching staff

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The goalkeeping coach of South Africa, David Staniforth, acted as the goalkeeping coach and video analyst for the team. David Ian John of Australia was the exercise physiologist for the team.[3]

### Ownership

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

## Final squad

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Player  | Nationality  | Matches  | Goals

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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

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Season  | Matches  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | Win%

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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)

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Goals Against | 47 (1.88 per match)
Most Goals | Mandeep Singh (11 goals)
Performance by Oppositions  Opposition  | Matches  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Win%

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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

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### 2013

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No.  | Date  | Result  | Opponent  | Venue  | Report

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1 | 16 January | 2 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Match 2
2 | 18 January | 3 – 1 | Mumbai Magicians | Ranchi | Match 5
3 | 20 January | 0 – 2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 7
4 | 23 January | 4 – 5 | Delhi Wave Riders | Ranchi | Match 11
5 | 24 January | 3 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Ranchi | Match 12
6 | 26 January | 3 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 14
7 | 28 January | 2 – 1 | Mumbai Magicians | Ranchi | Match 17
8 | 30 January | 2 – 2 | Delhi Wave Riders | New Delhi | Match 20
9 | 1 February | 2 – 5 | Delhi Wave Riders | Ranchi | Match 22
10 | 2 February | 1 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Match 24
11 | 4 February | 3 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Match 26
12 | 7 February | 1 – 0 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 30
13 | 9 February | 4 – 2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Ranchi | Semi-final 1
14 | 10 February | 2 – 1 | Delhi Wave Riders | Ranchi | Final
Position in League Phase: Champions

* Goals For: 32 (2.29 per match)
* Goals Against: 25 (1.79 per match)
* Most Goals: 10 (Overall: 2nd)
* Mandeep Singh

### 2014

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No.  | Date  | Result  | Opponent  | Venue  | Report

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1 | 26 January | 2 – 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Ranchi | Match 2
2 | 27 January | 1 – 0 | Delhi Waveriders | Ranchi | Match 4
3 | 1 February | 2 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 9
4 | 4 February | 1 – 1 | Mumbai Magicians | Ranchi | Match 13
5 | 7 February | 3 – 2 | Kalinga Lancers | Ranchi | Match 16
6 | 9 February | 1 – 0 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 20
7 | 12 February | 0 – 1 | Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Match 22
8 | 14 February | 1 – 4 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 24
9 | 16 February | 2 – 4 | Punjab Warriors | Mohali | Match 28
10 | 19 February | 2 – 4 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Match 30
11 | 22 February | 2 – 3 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Semi-final 2
12 | 23 February | 1 – 1 (2–3 p) | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Ranchi | 3rd place |
Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Patel-Uniexcel buy Hockey India League Ranchi franchise". Yahoo!. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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