Mumbai Dreamers

Mumbai Dreamers
Full nameMumbai Dreamers
NicknameDreamers
Founded2025
GroundMumbai Football Arena
CEOHarsh Jain
CoachAustralia Tim Walsh
CaptainIndia Akash Balmiki
Top scorerAustralia James Turner
Most triesAustralia James Turner
LeagueRugby Premier League
20256th
Team kit
First match
5–24 vs Chennai Bulls
Largest win
None
Largest defeat
5–24 vs Chennai Bulls
Official website
www.mumbaidreamers.com
Current season

Mumbai Dreamers is a professional rugby sevens franchise team.[1] Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it competes in the Rugby Premier League.[2] Akash Balmiki is the captain while Tim Walsh is the coach.

Owners

The team is owned by Dream Sports, the parent company of fantasy sports platform Dream11.[3] Dream11 chief marketing officer Vikrant Mudaliar revealed that the platform, which has 240 million users, will launch a rugby fantasy sports category to coincide with the Rugby Premier League.

Squad

Mumbai Dreamers 2025 squad

Forwards

Hybrid

Backs

(c) denotes the team captain.
Source: [4]

Captaincy record

Player Duration Best result Ref
India Akash Balmiki 2025–present 6th

Staff & personnel

Coaches

Coach Duration Best result Ref
Australia Tim Walsh 2025–present 6th [5]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2025 I SUPA Dream11 Route Mobile CRED
2026 II Omtex

Performance record

Season Standing Result Matches Won Draw Lost Most tries Most points
2025 6/6 6th 10 1 2 7 James Turner James Turner
Total 0 titles James Turner James Turner

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (4 April 2025). "Rugby 7s franchise-based league set to launch in Mumbai in June". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Inaugural six-team Rugby Premier League set to debut in India in 2025 - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Farooqui, Javed (5 April 2025). "Rugby Premier League to debut with six teams". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Squad". Rugby Premier League. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "From Olympics gold medallists to World Cup winners: Meet the teams, best players, coaches in Rugby Premier League". ESPN. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.