Rugby union in Iran
Rugby union in Iran is a growing sport.
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[edit] Governing body
The Islamic Republic of Iran Rugby Union was formed by Alireza Fazlollah A’rabi in 2000 as a part of Baseball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1] Iran became a fully fledged member of the International Rugby Board in November 2010.
[edit] History
Rugby union was first introduced into Persia by the British military, and it was not uncommon for rich Persians to send their children to British boarding schools.
Aadel Kardooni, an Iranian who emigrated to the England in the 1980s played for Leicester Tigers and represented England A. He was the first Asian to ever play professionally in Europe.
In more recent times, it has grown through university contacts and has now grown to over 1,000 players, both men and women. [2]
It has been announced that Iran will be actively participating in the rugby sevens tournament at the 2010 Asian Games.[3]
[edit] National team
The national team currently competes in Division 2 of the 2012 Asian Five Nations alongside Malaysia, China and Thailand.
[edit] Domestic competitions
[edit] Iranian League
The Iranian League is an amateur league which was established in 2002 by Alireza Fazlollah A’rabi[4] He presented the Rugby field to the Physical Education Organization of IRAN in 2000
The national league consists of 10 teams, which is played in two separate groups. For the 2010-11 season, In Group 1 will be played out by Gas Khorasan, Shahrdari Tabriz, Setaregan, Khuzestan and Persian Gulf. Group 2 will be played out by Golestan, Kermanshah, Qom, Gilan and Congress 60.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://baseballiran.ir/pages/m_page_1/history.php
- ^ http://wesclark.com/rrr/islamic_rugby.html "Islam and Rugby" on the Rugby Readers review retrieved 2nd July, 2009
- ^ "Ali Kaffashian: "Our country’s Rugby team shall actively participate in Guangzhou Asian Games, China"". olympic.ir. http://www.olympic.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2897. Retrieved 2008-04-21.[dead link]
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