Iran national rugby union team
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| Union | Rugby and Cricket Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli | |
| Emblem(s) | Faravahar | |
| Ground(s) | Azadi Training Pitch 4 | |
| Coach(es) | Mahyar Askari | |
| Captain(s) | Pedram Baniamerian | |
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| First international | ||
 Iran 22–11 Pakistan  (18 August 2007) |
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| Largest win | ||
Iran 52–3 China  (2 June 2012) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
 Thailand 37–17 Iran (31 May 2012) |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 0 (First in -) | |
| Best result | - | |
The Iran national rugby union team (Persian: تیم ملی راگبی یونیون ایران) is a sporting side that represents Iran in rugby union and is controlled by the Rugby and Cricket Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran is a member of Asian Rugby Football Union since November 2005 and the International Rugby Board.[1]
The team currently competes in Division 2 of the Asian Five Nations.
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History [edit]
Main article: Rugby union in Iran
On August 18, 2007 Iran played its first international friendly as part of the Pakistan Tour and won 22 - 11 in Lahore, Pakistan.[2]
Results summary [edit]
Their Test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to June 2, 2012, is as follows:
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | %Won |
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| China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Guam |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Kyrgyzstan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Thailand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 77% |
Honours [edit]
- 2007 IRB Singer Rugby Asiad Shield Championship
- 2008 Asian Five Nations Central Asia Regional tournament Champions[3]
- 2010 Asian Five Nations Division III tournament Champions[4]
Current squad [edit]
Squad to 2012 Asian Five Nations - Division 3
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Substitutes
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Coaches [edit]
Sadegh Nabidoust (2007)- Emil Vartazarian (2007)
Rob Yule (2008–2009)- Sadegh Nabidoust (2010)
- Wayne Marsters (2010–2011)
- Sadegh Nabidoust (2011)
- Mahyar Asgari (2012-present)
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
External links [edit]
- Rugby Federation of the I.R. Iran
- Iran on IRB.com
- Iran on RugbyData.com
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