Pakistan national rugby union team
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| Union | Pakistan Rugby Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Greenshirts | |
| Ground(s) | F-10/4 Islamabad | |
| Coach(es) |  Rizwan Malik |
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| Captain(s) | Kashif Khawaja | |
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| First international | ||
 Sri Lanka 75–3 Pakistan (27 October 2003) |
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| Largest win | ||
Pakistan 24–3 Philippines  (7 June 2006) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
 India 92–0 Pakistan (14 June 2008) |
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The Pakistan national rugby union team represents Pakistan in international rugby union. Pakistan is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. As of 2012, they will play in Division IV of the Asian championships, having been relegated from Division III in 2011.
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[edit] History
The Pakistan national team made their international debut in a match against Sri Lanka in 2003, losing 75-3. They won their first match in 2006 against Guam by 27-22.
Since their first match, Pakistan have played a total of 15 matches, with only 3 wins and 12 losses.
[edit] Strip
Pakistan play in green jerseys with gold and white trim, manufactured by Kukri Sports.
[edit] Record
[edit] World Cup
- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991-1999 - Not into existence
- 2003-2007 - Did not enter
- 2011 - Did not qualify
[edit] Overall
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Guam |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| India |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Indonesia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Macau |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Thailand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 27.27 |
[edit] Current squad
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Position | Club |
| Aftab Ashraf Qureshi | Front Row | Islamabad RFC |
| Imran Rashid | Front Row | University of Alabama RFC |
| Taimur Zia Butt | Front Row | Islamabad RFC |
| Moazzam Ali Shah | Front Row | Lahore RFC |
| Bilal Mehmood Butt | Front Row | Islamabad RFC |
| Fouzan Majeed Wain | Front Row | Lahore RFC |
| Salman Majeed Wain | Front Row | Lahore RFC |
| M Yasir Fida | Lock | Islamabad RFC |
| Mansoor Aziz Ahmed | Lock | LUMS Rugby Football Club |
| Azmat Khan Niazi | Lock | Islamabad RFC |
| Agha Nawazish Ali | Lock | |
| Haroon Durrani | Lock | Melbourne RUFC |
| Syed Xeeshan Rizvi | Back Row | LUMS Rugby Football Club |
| Shakeel Ahmed | Back Row | Punjab Rugby Association |
| Muhammad Babar | Back Row | Lahore RFC |
| Mansoor Rehan | Back Row | British Asian Rugby Association |
| Zaheer Uddin Ahmed Khan Niazi | Scrum Half | |
| Umer Usman | Scrum Half | Punjab Rugby Association |
| Syed Usama Ahmed | Scrum Half | |
| Junaid Malik | Fly Half | British Asian Rugby Association |
| Umer Islam | Fly Half | Punjab Rugby Association |
| Nathan Jajou(c) | Back | LUMS Rugby Football Club |
| Muhammad Manan Naseem (vc) | Back | Lahore RFC |
| Anwaar-Ul-Haq Zafar | Back | Lahore RFC |
| Arsalan Zahid | Back | Islamabad RFC |
| M Junaid Liaqat | Back | LUMS Rugby Football Club |
| Siar Riaz | Back | Lahore RFC |
| Hashim Niazi | Back | Islamabad RFC |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Pakistan on IRB.com
- Pakistan on rugbydata.com
- Pakistan Rugby
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- Pakistan Official Games
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