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. German midfielder, two time Olympic champion, Moritz Fürste is the captain of the team. It was dissolved in 2014 after its owners had a dispute with HIL management. It was replaced by Ranchi Rays.
Franchise details Coaching staff 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.
Ownership The team was jointly bought by Patel - PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 September 2012.
Final squad Player NationalityMatchesGoalsGoal KeepersFrancisco Juancosa Cortés16–Ankur Chaudhary3–Forwards Aman Akash|3Eduard Arbós1Floris Evers151Mandeep Singh1511Prabhdeep Singh17Stanli Victor Minz14Harjeet Singh3Vikas Choudhary131MidfieldersArvind Kujur5Ashley Jackson157Austin Smith132Barry Middleton31Birendra Lakra 15Kothajit Singh16Manpreet Singh172Marc Salles Esteve2Moritz Fürste (Captain)121Parvinder Singh9DefendersAmit Rohidas16Bosco Pérez-Pla13Justin Reid-Ross155Sumit Topno1
Statistics SeasonMatchesWonDrawnLostWin% 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 DetailsGoals For49 (1.96 per match)Goals Against47 (1.88 per match)Most GoalsMandeep Singh (11 goals)
+Performance by OppositionsOppositionMatchesWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%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 2013 No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport116 January2 – 1Punjab WarriorsJalandhar Match 2218 January3 – 1Mumbai MagiciansRanchiMatch 5320 January0 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 7423 January4 – 5Delhi Wave RidersRanchi Match 11524 January3 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Match 12626 January3 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknowMatch 14728 January2 – 1Mumbai MagiciansRanchiMatch 17830 January2 – 2Delhi Wave RidersNew Delhi Match 2091 February2 – 5Delhi Wave RidersRanchi Match 22102 February1 – 1Punjab WarriorsRanchiMatch 24114 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsJalandharMatch 26127 February1 – 0Mumbai MagiciansMumbaiMatch 30139 February4 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchiSemi-final 11410 February2 – 1Delhi Wave RidersRanchiFinal 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 No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport126 January 2 – 3 Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchiMatch 2227 January 1 – 0 Delhi WaveridersRanchiMatch 431 February 2 – 1 Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknowMatch 944 February 1 – 1 Mumbai MagiciansRanchiMatch 1357 February 3 – 2 Kalinga LancersRanchiMatch 1669 February 1 – 0 Mumbai MagiciansMumbaiMatch 20712 February 0 – 1 Delhi WaveridersDelhiMatch 22814 February 1 – 4 Kalinga LancersBhubaneswarMatch 24916 February 2 – 4 Punjab WarriorsMohaliMatch 281019 February 2 – 4 Punjab WarriorsRanchiMatch 301122 February 2 – 3 Punjab WarriorsRanchiSemi-final 21223 February 1 – 1 (2–3 p) Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi3rd place Position in League Phase: 3rd Place
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