PRU announces ambitious itinerary

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The Pakistan Rugby Union on Monday held its annual general meeting here at the Servis House and finalised its calendar of activities for 2012. The meeting was attended by PRU president Fawazi Khawaja , PRU sectary Arif Saed, Vice president Ashraf Choudhry, national head coach Rizwan Malik, representatives from the Army, Police , Navy , Wapda, Railway, Punjab, KPK, Baluchistan and FATA. The general council appreciated the events held in 2011. The council also agreed about an even more ambitious calendar of events for 2012 which will include bidding to host an international tournament in Pakistan. President Fawzi Khawaja informed the house that PRU has applied to ARFU to host the Asian under-19 championship Div III in Lahore in early October. The dates of the upcoming National Championship was confirmed as end January. Development of rugby at the grass roots level and specifically in schools colleges was highlighted as a major goal of 2012 for PRU. Fata Rugby Association was granted full membership of the Pakistan Rugby Union.