Iran national rugby union team explained

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Union:	Iran Rugby Federation
Nickname:	Team Melli
Emblem:	Faravahar
Home Stadium:	Azadi Training Pitch 4
Captain:	Soroush Mohammad Hoseini Nokhandan
Coach:	Alireza Fazlollah Arabi
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First Game:	22 - 11 (18 August 2007)
Largest Win:	52 - 3 (2 June 2012)
Largest Loss:	48 - 10 (4 June 2013)
World Cup Apps:	0
World Rugby Rank Date:	16 January 2023
World Rugby Rank:	94

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

See main article: Rugby union in Iran. 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:

width=200	Against	width=70	Played	width=70	Won	width=70	Drawn	width=70	Lost	width=70	%Won
	1	1	0	0	100%
	1	0	0	1	0%
	1	1	0	0	100%
	3	3	0	0	100%
	1	1	0	0	100%
	1	1	0	0	100%
	1	1	0	0	100%
	2	0	0	2	0%
	2	0	0	2	0%
	3	3	0	0	100%
	1	0	0	1	0%
	1	0	0	1	0%
	2	1	0	1	50%
	1	1	0	0	100%
Total	21	13	0	8	%

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)
• Mahyar Askari 2019–present

See also

• Rugby union in Iran

External links

• I.R. Iran Rugby Federation
• Iran on WorldRugby.com
• Iran on RugbyData.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Rugby Board - Iran becomes 118th IRB Member Union . 2010-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128090509/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2041050.html . 2010-11-28 . dead .
2. Web site: Iran taking their rugby seriously. theroar.com. 2007-08-18.
3. Web site: International Rugby Board - Iran clinch central Asian tournament . 2008-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081009154218/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2027160.html#iran+clinch+central+asian+tournament . 2008-10-09 . dead .