Iran national rugby union team
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| Union | Iran Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli | |
| Emblem(s) | Faravahar | |
| Ground(s) | Azadi Training Pitch | |
| Coach(es) |  Rob Yule | |
| Most caps | - | |
| Top scorer | - | |
| Most tries | - | |
| ||
| First international | ||
 Iran 22–11 Pakistan  (18 August 2007) | ||
| Largest win | ||
Iran 39–7 India  (8 November 2007) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
| - | ||
| 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 the regional Central Asia group in the 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations alongside Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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 Regional tournament Champions[4]
Coaches
Emil Vartazarian (2007)
Rob Yule (2008-Present)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Iran taking their rugby seriously". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Text "theroar.com" ignored (help) - ^ "Ali Kaffashian: "Our country's Rugby team shall actively participate in Guangzhou Asian Games, China"". Retrieved 2008-04-21.
{{cite web}}: 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
External links
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