Pakistan national rugby union team


The Pakistan national rugby union team represents Pakistan in international rugby union. Pakistan is a member of the International Rugby Board, and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. As of 2012, they will play in Division IV of the Asian championships, having been relegated from Division III in 2012.
In the 19 March 2012 IRB World Rankings, Pakistan, along with Mexico and Philippines, were listed for the first time, entering with the base rating of 40 points.
The national side is ranked 94th in the world.

History

The Pakistan national team made their international debut in a match against Sri Lanka in 2003, losing 75-3. They won their first match in 2006 against Guam by 27-22.
Recently Pakistan Under-19 Rugby Team participates in South Asian A5N Rugby 7s Championship 2013 and won Gold. They played against Afghanistan and final against India.Daud Gill, Ali Shahid, Ahmad Wasim Akram, Mohammad Owais Akram, Hassan Shah, Danish Aleem, Ayub were some senior Players of the team.
Since their first match, Pakistan have played a total of 20 matches, with only 4 wins and 16 losses.
Pakistan rugby sevens made its international debut at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in the highly competitive Pool B with matches against China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Strip

Pakistan play in green jerseys with gold and white trim, manufactured by Teejac Sports.

Record

World Cup

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 Asia Rugby Championship.
PlayerPosition
Muhammad WaqasHooker
Syed Muhammad Moiz Ali ShahHooker
Hammad SafdarProp
Shahid AliProp
Israr AhmadProp
Syed Muhammad Dawood Ali ShahProp
Muhammad WaqasLock
Saaim MaqboolLock
Muhammad AfzalLock
Muneeb IftikharFlanker
Anjum SajjadFlanker
Ahmed Wasim AkramFlanker
Muhammad Ali KhanNumber 8

PlayerPosition
Daud GillScrum-half
Muhammad Aqib SiddiqueScrum-half
Kashif KhwajaFly-half
Zahid IqbalFly-half
Saad ArifCentre
Nasir MehmoodCentre
Muhammad HaroonWing
Muhammad Ibrahim Khan TareenWing
Waqar YounusWing
Khalid MehmoodFullback