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Rugby Union In Iran
Rugby union in Iran is a growing sport. The Iran Rugby Federation was formed by Alireza Fazlollah A’rabi in 2000 as a part of Baseball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran became a fully fledged member of the International Rugby Board in November 2010. History Rugby union was first introduced into Persia by the British military, and it was not uncommon for rich Persians to send their children to British boarding schools. In more recent times, it has grown through university contacts and has now grown to over 1,000 players, both men and women. http://wesclark.com/rrr/islamic_rugby.html "Islam and Rugby" on the ''Rugby Readers review'' retrieved 2 July 2009 The first step for formalization of rugby football in Iran was performed in 1996 when a professor of Physical Education University decided to teach rugby football for students who attended to physical training lessen. He tried to explain it to students briefly using a reference book on sport sciences. Accordingl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Rugby Federation
The Iran Rugby Association ( fa, انجمن راگبی ایران) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Iran. Its role is to serve as the national governing body charged with achieving and maintaining high levels of quality in all aspects of rugby. The Rugby, Cricket, Baseball, and Softball Association of the Islamic Republic of Iran was founded in 1993 as a baseball, softball, cricket and rugby union federation. In 2010, it split into associations for baseball and softball, cricket and rugby. It is now an association inside the Iran Federation of Sport Associations which is the governing body for minor sports in Iran. The Iran Rugby Association joined the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) as an associate member that same year. It is also a member of the Asian Rugby Football Union (now Asia Rugby). In 2020 the Iran Rugby Association became a full member of World Rugby. References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Iran Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Asian Five Nations
''For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments'' The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. Japan secured their 5th Asian Five Nations title, 20th overall Asian title, winning all four of their games. Changes from 2011 * Sri Lanka has been replaced with South Korea, who earns promotion from Division 1. Teams The teams involved are: Final Table Points are awarded to the teams as follows: Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- References External linksOfficial Website {{DEFAULTSORT:rugby union Asian |
Iran National Rugby Sevens Team
The Iran national rugby sevens team first took part in the 2009 Carlton Sevens in , Sri Lanka. Playing three matches, they lost all three, against Japan, and |
Iran National Rugby Union Team
The Iran national rugby union team ( fa, 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). 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. 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 * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Iran
Many sports in Iran are both traditional and modern. Tehran, for example, was the first city in West Asia to host the Asian Games in 1974, and continues to host and participate in major international sporting events to this day. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Iran's national sport, however today, football is the most popular sport in Iran. Because of economic sanctions, the annual government's budget for sport was about $80 million in 2010 or about $1 per person. History Sports and athletic exercises were among the most fundamental daily pursuits of the people in Ancient Iran. The society attached special status to sportsmen who thanks to their physical strength and courage, defended their family and homeland when the need arose. They were welcomed everywhere with much enthusiasm, the people took much pride in their sportsmen and praised and admired them for their courageous deeds. According to their religious teaching, the Iranian Zoroastrians in thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events commenced earlier on November 7, 2010. It was the second time China had hosted the Asian Games, with the first one being Asian Games 1990 hosted in Beijing. Guangzhou's three neighboring cities, Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei co-hosted the Games. Premier Wen Jiabao opened the Games along the Pearl River in Haixinsha Island. A total of 53 venues were used to host the events, including 11 constructed for use at the Games. The design concept of the official logo of the 2010 Asian Games was based on the legend of the Guangzhou's Five Goats, representing the Five Goats as the Asian Games Torch. A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines (28 Olympic sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand National Rugby Union Team
The Thailand national rugby union team has not played at the Rugby World Cup, but have been playing in qualifying tournaments since the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. History Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify. For the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, Thailand participated in Pool B of the Asia qualification tournament, but finished third in the standings after losing both of their fixtures. Thailand attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as well, and were grouped with Sri Lanka and Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China National Rugby Union Team
The China national rugby union team represents the People's Republic of China in international rugby union. China have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but attempted to qualify in both 2003 and 2007. China play their home games in shirts of amber and red with the Chinese flag in the right chest and the away strip is a red shirt with amber sleeves, the red flag is not so clear but still on the away strip being the same colour as the shirt. The national side is ranked 82nd in the world. History China played its first international in 1997 against Singapore. China attempted to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, taking part in the Asia qualifying tournaments. They started in Pool C of Round 1, playing matches against Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan. Played in April, China lost 9-7 to Sri Lanka, and then defeated Kazakhstan 57-15. They finished at the top of the final standings due to a better points difference, and advanced to Round 2. However, they were kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia National Rugby Union Team
The Malaysia national rugby union team has not played at the Rugby World Cup, but has attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995. History Malaysian Rugby Union (Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia) is the representative of Malaysian rugby. They have good competition with their neighbours Singapore, and the Singapore-Malaysia were well contested and well viewed matched. But funding for the sport has not been very generous. Malaysian rugby is also very promising with many new players embracing the sport. In 2013, rookies Razman Arsad were brought to the team and becoming the top scorer, scoring 69 tries in his first season. Meanwhile, Nureikmar Muhamad has also made a large impact which led to him becoming the vice captain of the team. The new coach has led the team to many victories that includes over the Philippines. The most important thing however is the youth as, young starlets like Abdul Izzudin, David Liong, Eugene Ong, John Ng and Terrence Loh has cultivated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Federation Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
The Baseball and Softball Association of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, انجمن بیس بال و سافت بال جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is the governing body for baseball and softball in Iran. It was founded in 1993 as a baseball, softball, cricket (sport), cricket and rugby union federation, but split from the rugby and cricket federation in 2010. It is now an association inside Iran Federation of Sport Associations which is the governing body for minor sports in Iran. Previous presidents See also *Iran national baseball team *Iran Baseball Championship *Iran Federation of Sport Associations References External links *Official website*Official website Sports governing bodies in Iran, Baseball federation Baseball in Iran, Federation Baseball governing bodies in Asia, Ir Sports organizations established in 1993 {{asia-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
