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Iran national rugby union team

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Nickname(s)
  
Team Melli

Ground(s)
  
Azadi Training Pitch 4

Location
  
Iran

Emblem(s)
  
Faravahar

Captain(s)
  
Amin Hosseinzadeh

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Union
  
I.R. Iran Rugby Federation

Coach(es)
  
Alireza Fazlollah Arabi

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).

Contents

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.

Results summary

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

Honours

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

    • Coaches

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

    • References

    Iran national rugby union team Wikipedia
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