It may be because Rugby is not a popular game in India that only a few people knows that actor Rahul Bose is a quality Rugby player who can play at the highest levels.

In spite of being seen regularly in both Bollywood movies and in other projects like the recently released Cinematographer/director Santosh Sivan's 'Before the rains', Rahul is still a very active rugby player.

After being a player representing the country for long, Rahul Bose has finally decided to hang up his Rugby boots.

The forthcoming Asian Zone rugby tournament going to be held in Bangkok as a qualifier for the Rugby World cup will be the actor's last major tournament.

Well if India qualifies from the group which comprises Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan, Rahul will be playing with the Indian team in the next group which will be having other Asian nations.
 
If India fails to qualify, it's not only goodbye to Rugby, the qualifying round will also be a farewell tournament to injuries for Rahul.
 
The actor has been through serious injuries which come almost near to being fatal.

210 pieces of tiny stones from dirt getting stuck in the eyes, two arthroscopies, three broken noses and six broken fingers is the major ones from the list of injuries during all these years of playing the highly aggressive game.
 
One other actor who is known to have played Rugby before he entered the filmdom is the new hunk in Kollywood Vinay.
 
Lately this highly talented and choosy actor have been seen in a wide variety of roles in both commercially and critically acclaimed films.

Serious injuries can only create hurdles in the actor's career and the age can also be a factor which Rahul must have considered before deciding to quit playing rugby.