Iran national rugby union team
Template:Infobox national rugby team The Iran national rugby union team (Template:Langx) 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 61.9% |
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
- Template:Flagicon Sadegh Nabidoust (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Emil Vartazarian (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Rob Yule (2008–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Sadegh Nabidoust (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Wayne Marsters (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Sadegh Nabidoust (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Mahyar Askari (2012)
- Template:Flagicon Pedram Baniamerian (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Liam Dunseath (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Mahyar Askari 2019–present
See also
Notes
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External links
- I.R. Iran Rugby Federation Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Iran on WorldRugby.com
- Iran Script error: No such module "webarchive". on RugbyData.com
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