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The '''Iran national rugby union team''' ({{PerB|تیم ملی راگبی یونیون ایران}}) is a sporting side that represents [[Iran]] in [[rugby union]]. |
The '''Iran national rugby union team''' ({{PerB|تیم ملی راگبی یونیون ایران}}) is a sporting side that represents [[Iran]] in [[rugby union]]. |
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Iran is yet to become a member of the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB) although as of [[November 2005]] are part of the [[Asian Rugby Football Union]] and currently play in Division 3 of the [[2009 HSBC Asian Five Nations]] alongside [[Guam national rugby union team|Guam]], [[Indonesia national rugby union team|Indonesia]] and [[Philippines national rugby union team|Philippines]]{{ |
Iran is yet to become a member of the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB) although as of [[November 2005]] are part of the [[Asian Rugby Football Union]] and currently play in Division 3 of the [[2009 HSBC Asian Five Nations]] alongside [[Guam national rugby union team|Guam]], [[Indonesia national rugby union team|Indonesia]] and [[Philippines national rugby union team|Philippines]]{{fact}}. |
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== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 13:28, 23 November 2008
File:Iran Rugby.JPG | ||
Union | Iran Rugby Union | |
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Nickname(s) | Team Melli | |
Emblem(s) | Faravahar | |
Ground(s) | Azadi Training Pitch | |
Coach(es) | Rob Yule | |
Most caps | - | |
Top scorer | - | |
Most tries | - | |
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First international | ||
Iran 22–11 Pakistan (18 August 2007) | ||
Largest win | ||
Iran 39–7 India (8 November 2007) | ||
Largest defeat | ||
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World Cup | ||
Appearances | 0 (First in -) | |
Best result | - |
The Iran national rugby union team (Template:PerB) is a sporting side that represents Iran in rugby union.
Iran is yet to become a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB) although as of November 2005 are part of the Asian Rugby Football Union and currently play in Division 3 of the 2009 HSBC Asian Five Nations alongside Guam, Indonesia and Philippines[citation needed].
History
On August 18, 2007 Iran played its first international friendly as part of the Pakistan Tour and won 22 - 11 in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
It has been announced that Iran will be actively participating in the rugby sevens tournament at the 2010 Asian Games.[2]
Results summary
Their Test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to October 9th 2008, is as follows:
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
---|---|---|---|---|
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Current squad
26 players were called up by Rob Yule for the Central Asia regional competition of the 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3]
- Bahram Hamedi
- Nima Asghari
- Mohammad Khalili
- Yousef Jalali
- Shahab Baladi
- Meysam Khadem
- Iraj Rostami
- Ahmed Etehadpoor
- Jalal Jahanbakhsh
- Amin Hosseinzadeh
- Majid Fallahi
- Behzad Hedayati
- Rasoul Tila
- Sajad Yazdi
- Ramin Najafi
- Majid Rajabi
- Hossein Noorzadeh
- Reza Daghaghleh
- Pedram Baniamerian
- Hamid Taghavinejad
- Amin Iraj
- Mahiar Asghari
- Morteza Rasouli
- Reza Kazemi
Honours
- 2007 IRB Singer Rugby Asiad Shield Championship
- 2008 Asian Five Nations Central Asia Regional tournament Champions[4]
Coaches
See also
Notes
- ^ "Iran taking their rugby seriously". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
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: Text "theroar.com" ignored (help) - ^ "Ali Kaffashian: "Our country's Rugby team shall actively participate in Guangzhou Asian Games, China"". Retrieved 2008-04-21.
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: Text "olympic.ir" ignored (help) - ^ http://www4.irna.ir/View/FullStory/?NewsId=165007
- ^ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2027160.html#iran+clinch+central+asian+tournament