Iran Nickname Team Melli Emblem Faravahar Union Iran Rugby Federation Head coach Alireza Fazlollah Arabi Captain Soroush Mohammad Hoseini Nokhandan Home stadium Azadi Training Pitch 4
Current 95 (as of 4 November 2024) Highest 94 (2023) Iran 22–11 Pakistan Iran 52–3 China Malaysia 48–10 Iran Appearances 0
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:
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
Emil Vartazarian (2007)Rob Yule (2008–2009)
See also
Notes
External links
Tier 1 teams Emerging teams withRugby World Cup participation Other Emerging teams World Rugby members) Teams not affiliated
Combination teams Teams with affiliation suspended Teams affiliated to the FFR Defunct teams
National teams Competitions
