Iran national rugby union team

Iran
Union I.R. Iran Rugby Federation
Nickname(s) Team Melli
Emblem(s) Faravahar
Ground(s) Azadi Training Pitch 4
Coach(es) Alireza Fazlollah Arabi
Captain(s) soroush mohammad hoseini nokhandan
Most caps 1
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Iran 22–11 Pakistan 
(18 August 2007)
Largest win
 Iran 52–3 China 
(2 June 2012)
Largest defeat
 Malaysia 48–10 Iran 
(4 June 2013)
World Cup
Appearances 0 (First in -)
Best result -

The Iran national rugby union team (Persian: تیم ملی راگبی یونیون ایران‎) is a sporting side that represents Iran in rugby union and is controlled by the I.R. Iran Rugby Federation. The I.R. Iran Rugby Federation is a member of World Rugby and the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU).[1]

The team currently competes in Division 3 (West) of the Asian Rugby Championship.

History

On August 18, 2007 Iran played its first international friendly as part of the Pakistan Tour and won 22 - 11 in Lahore, Pakistan.[2]

Results summary

Their Test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to April 19, 2016, is as follows:

Against Played Won Drawn Lost %Won
 China1100100%
 Chinese Taipei10010%
 Guam1100100%
 India3300100%
 Indonesia1100100%
 Jordan1100100%
 Kyrgyzstan1100100%
 Lebanon20020%
 Malaysia20020%
 Pakistan3300100%
 Philippines10010%
 Qatar10010%
 Thailand210150%
 Uzbekistan1100100%
Total21130862%

Honours

  • 2007 IRB Singer Rugby Asiad Shield Championship
  • 2008 Asian Five Nations Central Asia Regional tournament Champions[3]
  • 2010 Asian Five Nations Division III tournament Champions
  • 2013 West Asia Championship in Dubai

Coaches

  • Iran Sadegh Nabidoust (2007)
  • Iran Emil Vartazarian (2007)
  • New Zealand Rob Yule (2008–2009)
  • Iran Sadegh Nabidoust (2010)
  • New Zealand Wayne Marsters (2010–2011)
  • Iran Sadegh Nabidoust (2011)
  • Iran Mahyar Askari (2012)
  • Iran Pedram Baniamerian (2013)
  • Republic of Ireland Liam Dunseath (2016)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2041050.html
  2. ↑ "Iran taking their rugby seriously". theroar.com. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2027160.html#iran+clinch+central+asian+tournament
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