Iran Rugby Association

National governing body for the sport of rugby union in Iran

Iran Rugby Associationانجمن راگبی ایران

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 2010; 14 years ago (2010) (2010; 14 years ago (2010))
World Rugby affiliation| 2020[1]
Asia Rugby affiliation| 2010
President| Hassan Mirzaaghabeik
Website| rugbyiran.ir

The Iran Rugby Association (Persian: 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.[2]

The Iran Rugby Association joined the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) as an associate member that same year.[1] 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.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Full Members - Unions in Membership". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. ^ "انجمنها" (in Persian). IFSA. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
3. ^ "Iran and Laos achieve World Rugby full member status and Nepal becomes an associate member". Asia Rugby. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

## External links

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* Official site Archived 3 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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World Rugby members

Africa|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

North America|

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Brunei
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lao
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales
* Turkey

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Associate unions are in italics

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Sports governing bodies in Iran (IRI)

Olympic sports|

* Aquatics
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Shooting
* Skating
* Skiing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Non-olympic sports|

* Bodybuilding and Fitness
* Bowling, Billiard and Boules
* Chess
* Kabaddi
* Karate
* Kung fu
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle and Automobile
* Mountaineering and Sport climbing
* Polo
* Squash
* Wushu
* Zurkhaneh sports
* Minor sports (IFSA)

Sub-federations in IFSA|

* Air sports
* Baseball and Softball
* Cricket
* Darts
* Rugby union

* National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
* I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee

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Rugby union in Iran

Iran Rugby Association

National teams|

* Men
* Women
* Men 7s
* Women 7s

Competitions|

* Asia Rugby Championship

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