LAHORE – Pakistan Rugby team will leave for Almaty to attend four-nation Div III Asian Rugby Championship 2018 on Monday.
The 15-member squad is a very much balanced and according to international rules, four team officials will also travel with the team, says team manager Muhammad Yahya Bhatti.
The team will reach on May 14 at Almaty the city of Kazakhstan. The team will play the first semifinal of Div III on May 16 against Kyrgyzstan while same day the host Kazakhstan will play against Magnolia in first president Rugby Stadium Almaty Kazakhstan. on May 19, first losing teams of semifinals play 3rd and 4th position match while winners will play finals of Div III Asian Rugby Championship 2018.
Pakistan Rugby Union President Arif Saeed praised the efforts of Pakistan rugby union who promoting rugby all over Pakistan and we are very much happy that our senior 15 side team got a test match after three years.
PRU hopes that team defiantly plays some good rugby and won this championship. Arif also thanked Minster for IPC Riaz Peerzada, Director Pakistan Sports board Amir Ahmed Ali, Director Azam Dar, Deputy Director Agha Amjad and his team for their generous support to Pakistan Rugby team during their preparation.
Captain of Pakistan rugby team Kashif Khawaja off course a senior rugby player who plays rugby all over Arif Saeed added, our head coach Shakeel Ahmed Malik done a great job with the team, hope his all efforts will be fruitful.
Pakistan XI:
Nasir Mehmood, Shahid Mehmood, Muhammad Haroon, Musadiq Altaf, Irfan Shahzad, Sharfat Ali, Muhammad Waqas, Israr Ahmed, Anjum Shahzad, Zahid Iqbal, Daud Gill, Faisal Aslam, Muhammad Waqas, Malik Arif Hussain, Muhammad Talha, Hamad Safdar, Ahmer Ali, Syed Muhammad Moiz Ali, Syed Muhammad Daud Ali, Adnan Saeed, Saad Arif, Muhammad Ali Khan, Muhammad Shoaib Akbar, Ahmed Wasim Akram and Shahbaz Khan while in team officials. Head Coach Shakeel Ahmed Malik, Manager Muhammad Yahya Bhatti, Analyst Salman Muzzafar Shaikh, and Physio Mohsin Aziz.
