Overview

• The RPL is scheduled for June 15–29 at Mumbai Football Arena across a 34-match format.
• Six franchises—Delhi Redz, Hyderabad Heroes, Kalinga Black Tigers, Chennai Bulls, Mumbai Dreamers and Bengaluru Bravehearts—will field domestic players alongside 30 international sevens stars from the United States, Australia and Fiji.
• International marquee athletes have been offered about USD 15,000 for the two-week tournament, with Indian players set to earn between Rs 50,000 and Rs 550,000 under a Rs 70 lakh team salary cap.
• Rugby India’s annual budget has grown more than 30-fold as part of a broader strategy to qualify an Indian sevens team for the Olympics within the next decade.
• Broadcasters Star Sports and JioStar aim to draw an estimated 10 to 15 million viewers to the league’s short-form matches.