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) | vacant | |
| Captain(s) | Jalal Jahanbakhsh | |
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| First international | ||
 Iran 22–11 Pakistan  (18 August 2007) |
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| Largest win | ||
Iran 48–13 Indonesia  (4 July 2009) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
 Philippines 15–0 Iran (1 July 2009) |
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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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[edit] History
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]
[edit] Results summary
Their Test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to May 7, 2011, is as follows:
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | %Won |
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 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% |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 82% |
[edit] Honours
- 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]
[edit] Current squad
24 players were called up by Wayne Marsters for the 2011 Asian Five Nations in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]
- Rouzbeh Andouhgin – Gilan
- Iraj Abdi –
East Azerbaijan - Hassan Farajollahi (James Farad) –
Leodiensian RUFC - Shahab Balali – Khuzestan
- Ata Jalali – Khorasan Razavi
- Iraj Rostami – Tehran
- Mohammad Khalili – Esfahan
- Yousef Jalali – Khuzestan
- Jalal Jahanbakhsh – Khorasan Razavi
- Amin Hosseinzadeh – Fars
- Reza Daghagheleh – Khuzestan
- Sajjad Izadi – Fars
- Hamid Reza Taghavinejad – Khorasan Razavi
- Ramin Najafi – East Azerbaijan
- Hamed Beytollah –
Marin Rugby Club - Rasoul Asmar – Khuzestan
- Esmaeil Shasti – Fars
- Meisam Khadem – Fars
- Ahmad Ettehadpour – Fars
- Armen Apelian – Tehran
- Arkin Fathollahadeh – Tehran
- Reza Kazemi – Kerman
- Hamid Reza Zare – Fars
- Mohammad Boustani – Khorasan Razavi
[edit] Coaches
- Sadegh Nabidoust (2007)
- Emil Vartazarian (2007)
Rob Yule (2008–2009)- Sadegh Nabidoust (2010)
- Wayne Marsters (2010–2011)
- Sadegh Nabidoust (2011-present)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2041050.html
- ^ "Iran taking their rugby seriously". theroar.com. http://www.theroar.au/2007/08/30/iran-taking-their-rugby-seriously/. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2027160.html#iran+clinch+central+asian+tournament
- ^ http://www.asian5nations.com/node/153
- ^ http://www.olympic.ir/newsdetail-6469-fa.html
[edit] External links
- Rugby Federation of the I.R. Iran
- Iran on IRB.com
- Iran on RugbyData.com
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