Tag: Rugby

A New Zealand coach has joined the Pakistan Rugby Union fold to boost the progress of the game in the country. He will train...

LAHORE - WAPDA and Army won their matches in the 15-a-side Inter department rugby Tournament at Lahore rugby ground here Wednesday. President Pakistan Rugby Union Fawzi Kawaja is chief guest today. The first match was played between WAPDA and Navy which WAPDA won by 29-0.
In the second match, Army trashed Police by 24-0. Army again played some tremendous rugby and Police did not get any chance to score.

LAHORE - Two matches of rugby will be played today at the Lahore Rugby Ground in the Inter-departmental Rugby 15-a-side tournament, being held under the auspices of Pakistan Rugby Union. The first match is between WAPDA and Navy at 3.30 pm, while the second match will be played between Police and Army at 5.00 pm. Pakistan Rugby Union Secretary General Arif Saeed has said that the decision made by PRU to celebrate 2011 as a rugby year was good and a lot of new talent will be discovered

LAHORE - The Inter-department Rugby Tournament 15-a-side tournament kicked off today with WAPDA taking on Police and Army taking on the Navy. In the first match, WAPDA beat Police 21-0. WAPDA's experienced national team player Mohammad Babar played a captain's game by scoring two tries in the game.
Police played extremely well but failed to utilise the momentum. In the second match, favourites Army defeated Navy 29-0. Army players improvised throughout the game to secure the

LAHORE - The 71st Samsung Punjab Games rolled into action here on Thursday evening, with Lahore winning the rugby title at the Defence Stadium. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif declared the games open in a simple but impressive ceremony at Punjab Stadium under lights.
Senior Provincial Minister and organising committee chairman Zulfiqar Khosa, Provincial Education Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, organising secretary Idria Haider Khawaja, chief organiser Iftikhar Malik,

LAHORE - The Pakistan Rugby Union held the first camp for the Pakistan Under-20 team at the DHA rugby grounds, Lahore. The two-day camp was divided into three parts, training, fitness and game play. The players went through a vigorous fitness and training schedule on the first day of the camp, and on the second day the players were introduced to game situations.
The Pakistan U20 team have been invited to participate in the Asian U20 Championship Div III, which will be played in

LAHORE - University of Lahore convincingly beat the University of Central Punjab in the final of the 2nd Inter-varsity Rugby Championship. Top seeded UCP looked a better side on paper but University of Lahore displayed good rugby sense with some great passes and good running and put up two tries in the first half to take the lead.
UCP, who had dominated the tournament until the final, showed great strength and kept attacking, but tried to use strength rather than relying on

LAHORE - The second Pakistan Inter-varsity Rugby Championship started on Friday with some great matches. The championship is being played in Model Town A block and is being hosted by University of Lahore under the auspices of the HEC.
The Referees, touch judges and technical officials have been provided by Pakistan Rugby Union. The first upset of the day was seen when unseeded University of Punjab, who are playing their first ever rugby championship, overpowered the veteran and

LAHORE - The Pakistan Rugby Union, in collaboration with HEC and University of Lahore, is holding the 2nd Inter-varsity Rugby Championship from March 25 (today). Thirteen teams will participate in the tournament which will be played on a knock-out basis. Matches will start at 9 am at the Model town A block ground. Last year's champions University of Bahawalpur, runner-ups University of Central Punjab, University of Lahore, University of Veterinary Science, University of Peshawar, GC

LAHORE - The second game of the Pakistan Rugby Union Super XV league is being hosted by the Islamabad Rugby Association on Sunday at the F10 Rugby ground. The match has been declared a charity match. IRA has teamed up with Shamsher Ali Khan Trust and all the funds raised from the match will be used for the treatment of hepatitis patients.
The match will be played in a festive atmosphere with live DJ music and BBQ. Captain of national team Shair Aslam, one of the main organisers,

LAHORE - Pakistan rugby team's preparations for the Asian events started here at the Garrison Degree College on Monday. The boys of the camp were separated into two halves and all the players got full games and showed their skills. The teams were named Pakistan Purples and Pakistan Blues. Purples won the match 21-14 and players that stood out were Manan Naseem of Punjab at full back. Throughout the game, Manan showed great sense and was flawless in receiving the high ball and running

LAHORE - The Pakistan Rugby Union will hold the second phase of the preparatory camp for the HSBC Asian 5 Nations competition from today. The selection camps have already been held in the north, south and central zones. The first combined training camp starts this Sunday (today) in Garrison Degree College Lahore. Development Officer Jamal Qureshi said: "We are starting early this year, as it is important for us to make sure we are well-prepared."
He added that they will be

LAHORE - Toa Dubai rugby club won the Sharjah 10s title as four Pakistan national team players, who are in Dubai for studies and work, shone for the top premiership club.
The Pakistani players playing in the series were Shiraz Niazi, Adnan Niazi, Azmat Niazi (all three play for Islamabad Jins rugby club) and Sair Riaz (plays for Punjab and Lahore Rams).
The Sharjah 10s had 25 teams competing from across the Gulf, consisting mostly of expats from rugby playing countries such

LAHORE - Steel Mills won the Touch Rugby Championship that came to an end here on Sunday. President PTRF, MNA Riaz Khan Fatyana, was the chief guest along with Rai Altaf Hussain DIG Shaikhupura District.
In the final, Steel Mills defeated Punjab by 7-0 and held the title once again and in the final of tackle rugby the University of Lahore defeated Khyber PK by 35-15 tri scores. From Pakistan Steel Mills, Abbubakar, Ali Khuram, Asim Shah and Mohammad Aslam performed well

LAHORE - The National Touch Rugby Championship started here on Saturday, with nine matches played on the opening day. The championship was declared open by Mohammad Zakka Ahsraf (President Zarai Tarakiyati Bank) along with Riaz Khan Fatyana (President Pakistan Touch Rugby Federation). The final match of the Championship will be played today at 3:00pm.

LAHORE - The Pakistan Rugby Union will start the national team camp for the A5N for central zone here in Lahore on Sunday (today). Boys from Lahore, Punjab, Police, HEC, LUMS, Army, WAPDA and Railways will attend the camp.
President Pakistan Rugby Union Fawzi Kawaja said that this was a great opportunity for boys of the central zone to try out for the national team. He added hat the tournament was very important for Pakistan. He also declared 2011 as 'rugby year'. Pakistan is

LAHORE - Army won the Pakistan Inter-Department Rugby Championship at the Karsas Naval Base in Karachi on Sunday. Reports receiving here said that the tournament, organized with the collaboration of Pakistan Rugby Union, Navy and Sind Rugby Association, featured five departments.
Army, Police, Wapda, Railways and Navy contested the event. Some great matches were won with teamwork as well as individual performances. Army won comprehensively by 31-0 beating WAPDA. Army won all