Iran national rugby union team

Rugby team
country = Iran


union = Iran Rugby Union
nickname = Team Melli
emblem = Faravahar
ground = Azadi Training Pitch
captain =
coach = flagicon|New Zealand Rob Yule
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top scorer = -
most tries = -
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first = ru|IRN 22–11 ru-rt|PAK
(18 August 2007)
bigwin = ru|IRN 39–7 ru-rt|IND
(8 November 2007)
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best = -The Iran national rugby union team (PerB|تیم ملی راگبی ایران) 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 2007 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. [cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2007/08/30/iran-taking-their-rugby-seriously/|title=Iran taking their rugby seriously|theroar.com|accessdate=2007-08-18]

It has been announced that Iran will be actively participating in the rugby sevens tournament at the 2010 Asian Games. [cite web|url=http://www.olympic.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2897|title=Ali Kaffashian: “Our country’s Rugby team shall actively participate in Guangzhou Asian Games, China”|olympic.ir|accessdate=2008-04-21]

Results summary

Their Test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to October 9th 2008, is as follows:

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
ru|IND	1	1	0	0
ru|KGZ	1	1	0	0
ru|PAK	2	2	0	0
ru|UZB	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. [http://www4.irna.ir/View/FullStory/?NewsId=165007]

* 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

Coaches

* Emil Vartazarian (2007)
* Rob Yule (2008-Present)

ee also

*Rugby union in Iran

Notes

External links

* [http://www.iranrugby.com/ Iran Rugby]
* [http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2009437.html#iran+makes+mark+international+stage IRB Article Iran makes mark on international stage]
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5JbKwUXOKRQ Clip of Iran at Rugby Asiad]