Iran women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:	Iran
Union:	Iran Rugby Federation
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The Iran women's national rugby union sevens team represents Iran in women's rugby sevens. They participated at the Asia Rugby Sevens Women's Trophy 2021 in Doha, Qatar; they placed third at the tournament.^{[1] [2]}

History

Women's rugby was first introduced in Iran in the early 2000s.^[3] The women's sevens team played in August 2010 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.^[4] In 2012 Iran competed at the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens in Pune, India in October. They defeated India to take 11th place.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-10-01. Asia Rugby 7s Trophy West Asia 2021. 2021-11-01. RugbyAsia247. en-US.
2. Web site: 2021-10-11. UAE clinch double gold at the West Asia 7s trophy. 2021-11-01. Asia Rugby. en-US.
3. News: Rome. Nick Pisa in. Iran ladies rugby team makes European debut playing in veils and tracksuits. 9 February 2017. Telegraph.co.uk. 1 August 2010. en.
4. Web site: Iran ladies rugby team makes European debut playing in veils and tracksuits - Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. 2015-04-29.
5. Web site: 2012-10-06. Iran participates in Asian Rugby Sevens Women's Championship. 2021-11-01. IRNA English. en.