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Afghanistan national rugby sevens team

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Afghanistan
UnionAfghanistan Rugby Federation
Coach(es)Afghanistan Bilal Slaimankhel
First international
 South Korea 42–5 Afghanistan 
(2018 Asian Games 30 August)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0

Afghanistan national rugby sevens team is a rugby sevens team that represents Afghanistan. The national team played their first international tournament at the 2018 Asian Games where they just missed out on qualifying through to the quarter finals.

History

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Afghanistan's first appearance at a tournament was the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia with a team that was full of Afghan expatriates. They would only record the one win in the tournament against the United Arab Emirates finishing ninth of the twelve teams competing.[1] With the focus being on rugby sevens they competed in the trophy where the team seventh of eleven teams with a single win over Bangladesh

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did Not Enter
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/0 - - - -

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Indonesia 2018 Group Stage 9th 6 4 2 0
Total Group Stage 1/1 6 4 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "Afghans discover a new sport- rugby". Kabul: Daily Nation. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.