The Iraqi women's rugby 7s team is embarking on a groundbreaking journey for a historic training camp in neighbouring Iran. Their destination is Mashhad, where they will engage in a 10-day tour packed with invaluable experiences. Under the guidance of Iranian coaches, the team will get training and ...
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Qatar Crowned Champions of Asia Rugby Division 3 West
The Qatar Rugby team emerged as champions of Asia Rugby Division 3 West after defeating Iran 40-12 in a thrilling match held at the Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Qatar team dominated the game with relentless pressure and a solid ...
Asia Rugby Postpones Division 3 West Championship
After discussion with the two concerned federations, Asia Rugby has taken the prudent and difficult decision to postpone the eagerly anticipated Asia Rugby Division 3 West Championship, which was scheduled to take place from the 30th of September to 3rd of October 2022 in Tehran, ...
Iran inks history to host first-ever International Rugby Tournament
Expression of interest from Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Oman and Jordan to join the host Iran Top seeds Qatar won ARD3 West in 2019 First-ever International Rugby event in Tehran Under the new leadership of Iran Rugby Association, Asia Rugby is pleased to announce Iran as the host of the ...
UAE clinch double gold at the West Asia 7s trophy
The United Arab Emirates men’s and women’s teams impressed at the West Asia 7s Trophy 2021 tournament held in Doha, Qatar as they won bragging rights to the title in both categories. UAE men beat a spirited Iran in the cup final by 38-14 while the UAE women’s team thrashed Qatar by a scoreline of ...
Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by “heavy responsibility” to empower women in rugby around the world
World Rugby spoke to the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient and Asia Rugby Executive Committee member about an exciting year, in which she has also given birth to her first child. Nahid Biyarjomandi had already achieved more than most would hope to in a lifetime when ...
Iran and Laos achieve World Rugby full member status and Nepal becomes an associate member
Burkina Faso, Iran and Laos achieve World Rugby full member status Nepal and Panama become new associate members of international federation World Rugby membership rises to 128 unions across all continents Nielsen research published this month recorded 405 million rugby fans globally ...
How women are changing the game in Iranian rugby
Rugby in Iran, Rugby union has been played in Iran for longer than you might think. Used informally in military training from at least the 1940s, the game fell out of favour following the Iran Revolution of 1978-79. Aside from the exploits of Tehran-born scrum-half Aadel Kardooni, who played for ...
The Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi
“Think about your passion, face your barriers” - Nahid Biyarjomandi Nahid Biyarjomandi is one of the “Unstoppables” who were chosen for the ‘Try and Stop Us’ campaign that was launched by World Rugby last year to promote women in rugby. This campaign features 15 inspirational women and girls with ...
Asia Rugby most represented region in World Rugby’s #TryAndStopUs campaign
Tuesday 21 May saw World Rugby announce their landmark global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby. #TryAndStopUs With a new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity, the global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ was also launched. The campaign has initially identified 15 women and girls involved in ...