Aadel Kardooni
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He is the first Iranian rugby union player to ever play professionally.[1]
Playing career
Iranian born Aadel left his homeland at the age of 8 to attend bording school in Dorset, England.[1] At Sherborne School Kardooni was coached by former England coach Mike Davis.[1] Kardooni played for Wasps and Middlesex before joining Leicester Tigers in 1988. Kardooni made his Leicester debut away to Swansea.[1]
A very agile scrum half with a bullet pass, Kardooni was a regular in the Midlands and England A squads but a full cap eluded him throughout his career. Kardooni could always be relied on throughout the early to mid-nineties but struggled when the game became professional, and slipped down the pecking order behind Austin Healey and Jamie Hamilton. His last appearance in a Tigers shirt was as a late substitution in the Pilkington Cup final triumph over Sale in 1997.[2]
Kardooni moved on to Bedford Blues as he preferred to stay in his career rather than go full-time professional at the age of 29.[1]
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- Iranian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tehran
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- People educated at Clayesmore School
- 20th-century English sportsmen