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| 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 | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 95 (as of 4 November 2024) | ||
| Highest | 94 (2023) | ||
| First international | |||
 Iran 22–11Pakistan  (18 August 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iran 52–3China  (2 June 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Malaysia 48–10Iran (4 June 2013) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
TheIran national rugby union team (Persian:تیم ملی راگبی یونیون ایران) is a sporting side that representsIran inrugby union and is controlled by the I.R. Iran Rugby Federation. The I.R. Iran Rugby Federation is a member ofWorld Rugby and theAsian Rugby Football Union (ARFU).[1]
The team currently competes in Division 3 (West) of theAsian Rugby Championship.
On August 18, 2007, Iran played its first international friendly as part of thePakistan Tour and won 22–11 inLahore,Pakistan.[2]
Their test match record against all nations (listed alphabetically), updated to April 19, 2016, is as follows:
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 61.9% |
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
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