Pakistan national rugby union team

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{{Infobox national rugby team

| Name = Pakistan

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| Union = Pakistan Rugby Union

| Nickname = The Greenshirts

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|ground = Pakistan Rugby Academy, Outside Askari X, Lahore

| Captain =

| Coach = Gert Mulder{{cite web | url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Jun-2023/pru-appoints-mulder-as-head-coach-for-arc-2023%3fversion=amp | title=PRU appoints Mulder as head coach for ARC 2023 | access-date=4 June 2023}}

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| World Rugby Rank = 94

| World Rugby Rank date = 4 November 2024

| First game = {{ru|SRI}} 75–3 {{ru-rt|PAK}}
(27 October 2003)

| Largest win = {{ru|PAK}} 82–0 {{ru-rt|Kyrgyzstan}}
(16 May 2018)

| Largest loss = {{ru|UAE}} 95–0 {{ru-rt|PAK}}
(4 July 2023)

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|best =|World Rugby min=94|World Rugby min date=29 July 2019|World Rugby max date=23 November 2020|World Rugby max=91}}

The Pakistan national rugby union team represents Pakistan in international rugby union. Pakistan is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. As of 2021, they will play in Division II of the Asian championships, having been promoted from Division III in 2019.

In the 19 March 2012 IRB World Rankings, Pakistan, along with Mexico and Philippines, were listed, entering with the base rating of 40 points (which positioned the three national teams in 71st place). The national side was ranked 93nd in the world, as of 4 September 2023.

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.

Since their first match, Pakistan have played a total of 27 matches, with only 6 wins and 21 losses.

Pakistan rugby sevens made its international debut at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in the Pool B with matches against China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Strip

Pakistan play in green jerseys with gold and white trim.

Record

=World Cup=

  • 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
  • 1991-1999 - Not into existence
  • 2003-2007 - Did not enter
  • 2011-2019 - Did not qualify

=Overall=

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Against

! Played

! Won

! Lost

! Drawn

! % Won

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align="left" | {{ru|China}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|Chinese Taipei}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|Guam}}2110{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
align="left" | {{ru|Iran}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|IND}}70700%
align="left" | {{ru|IDN}}2110{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
align="left" | {{ru|KAZ}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|Kyrgyzstan}}1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%
align="left" | {{ru|LAO}}1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%
align="left" | {{ru|LBN}}20200%
align="left" | {{ru|MAC}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|MAS}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|PHI}}1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%
align="left" | {{ru|SRI}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|THA}}10100%
align="left" | {{ru|UZB}}2110{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
Total|| 27 || 6 || 21 || 0 || {{#expr:6/27*100 round 2}}%

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 Asia Rugby Championship.

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|+ Forwards

Player

! Position

Muhammad Imran

| Hooker

Israr Ahmed

| Hooker

Hammad Safdar

| Prop

Syed Muhammad Moiz Ali Shah

| Prop

Raheel Ashraf

| Prop

Saaim Maqbool

| Prop

Muhammad Waqas

| Lock

Syed Muhammad Dawood Ali Shah

| Lock

Romail Ashraf

| Lock

Muhammad Ali Khan

| Flanker

Arfan Ali

| Flanker

Muhammad Bilal

| Flanker

Ali Shahid

| Number 8

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|+ Backs

Player

! Position

Daud Gill

| Scrum-half

Muhammad Afzal

| Scrum-half

Khalid Mehmood

| Fly-half

Muhammad Aqib Siddique

| Fly-half

Muhammad Mudasir

| Centre

Muhammad Haroon

| Centre

Khalid Hussain Bhatti

| Wing

Saad Arif

| Wing

Faisal Aslam

| Wing

Omair khan

| Fullback

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See also

References

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