Ranchi Rhinos
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| Full name | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Nickname(s) | Rhinos |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2014 |
| Head Coach | Gregg Clark |
| Assistant Coach | Baljit Singh Saini |
| Manager | David John |
| Captain | Moritz Fürste |
| Home ground |
Astroturf Hockey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (Capacity 6,000) |
| Best Performance | 2013 – Champions |
| Top Scorer | Mandeep Singh (11) |
| Owner | Asia Sports Ventures PVT LTD. |
| Official Website | Official Website |
Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a 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 is owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group. South African Gregg Clark is the head coach for the team assisted by Olympian 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 some dispute with HIL management. It has been replaced by Ranchi Rays.
South African Gregg Clark serves as the head coach for the team who is assisted by Olympian Baljit Singh Saini. The goalkeeping coach of South Africa, David Staniforth, acts as the goalkeeping coach and video analyst for the team. David Ian John of Australia is the exercise physiologist for the team.
The team was jointly bought by Patel - PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 September 2012.
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