) | |||
| Union | 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 | ||
| |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 62% |
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
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)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Iran taking their rugby seriously". theroar.com. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
External links
- I.R. Iran Rugby Federation
- Iran on WorldRugby.com
- Iran on RugbyData.com