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LUMS Universities Rugby 7s Tournament

 

LUMS defeats UMT in  thrilling rugby finals

  The Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS) was thrilled by the out come of the 1st of a regular rugby scheduled event the Inter university rugby 7s tournament. the lums  team also was the winner of the cup defeating the University of Management and Technology (UMT’s) team by 19-12 in the final match of the tournament. the final was a
 

other scored
 LUMS defeating Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI)  28-0
 UMT defeating the Bahria University (BU) by 19-7.
 LUMS defeated the Government Degree College Fort Abbass (GDCFA) by 36-0
 BU defeated GIKI by 17-5 in another match.
 UMT defeated GDCFA by 12-10,
 LUMS defeated BU by 17-0
UMT defeated GIKI by 29-0.

LUMS rugby has been very active in rugby. After holding a national level 15s tournament last year, the “LUMS Super Six”, LUMS under the auspices of the Pakistan rugby Union is now actively promoting rugby in other Pakistani universities.

The aim of this tournament is to get together national universities that have excelled in sporting activities and introduce its players to the game of rugby. It was great to see UMT do so well to reach the final.It used be that only two universities in Pakistan competed in national and international rugby events, LUMS and Bahria University, with both universities having students playing for the under-21 and senior national squad.

Pakistan rugby union officials were on hand scouting players for Under 20 Pakistan National team who will be competing in next years under 20 Asian championship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pakistan Rugby Union
would like wish Mr Ron Young a happy 80th birthday

Mr. young  was captain of Karachi RFC in the mid to late 60s he is currently  Vice President of Diss Rugby Football Club in Norfolk UK

We would like to all pass on a message from his family on his birthday

:"Happy Birthday Dad, with love Sue and Frankie, Sons in law and Grandchildren'"

Pakistan rugby Union would also like to wish one of the pioneers of rugby in Pakistan a very happy 80th birthday


Mr Yong with his grandson

Karachi Rugby Football Club

The Karachi Rugby Football Club was formed in 1926. The game remained exclusively an expatriate sport, with the Karachi club active in the All-India circuit up till the late fifties. The sixties saw a decrease in the expatriate population and travel to India becoming more regulated, therefore the club became more reliant on playing fixtures with visiting British Navy Ships, at a time when Karachi had become a regular port of call for R&R and picking up supplies

Currently Karachi is training to participate in Dubai 7s

Below a recent photograph o the Karachi football club in a game against a visiting French navy side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desert Camels Under -13 Team
 runners-up in the Tullow Oil Touraid 2008 Cup in UK


The Desert Camels arrived back in Lahore after an outstanding performance inthe Tullow Oil - Touraid 2008 Cup in UK to finish as runners-up . The Team won all  4 games in their group to reach the final against Madagascar  which was a fiercely contested match won by  Madagascar 17-5.

The "Desert Camels Rugby Club," a group of Ten under-13 boys from the Fort Abbas District Bahawalnagar toured UK  under the auspices of the  Pakistan Rugby Union 'PRU' and financial support of the  British charity Touraid

other teams participating were from Tanzania, Namibia, Madagascar,
South Africa, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Ghana, India and The Ivory Coast.

Each Team was assigned to a local school that provided 5 additional Rugby players in the 15-a-side competition. The Desert camels were linked to Hawthorns School in Surrey.


The Desert Camels had  dominated  all week with 4 wins in the group stages of the tournament the first game against Ghana was won  7-0 , the next game was a very decisive victory with the team gaining more confidence they beat  Namibia 17 -0 , the next game tougher against a very aggressive Ivory Coast  but the Camels won  12-0 , game four was played against a UK barbarian side
and was won 22-5

In the final the desert camels fought hard and were close to scouring on many occasion ,  better  defense by their opponents kept the Camels from the try line. the crowd  supported the Camels through out the tournament and were hot favorites.

In the final two well worked tries before half time gave Madagascar confidence to drive on during the second half of the  game  pushed over for a third.
the Camels got in a conciliatory  try towards the final whistle.

 The Tullow Oil Touraid Cup might not be the world cup but the emotions and celebrations
easily surpassed any witnessed at professional events.

England first division Wasps player John Hart presented the trophies to the teams

The aim of this tour was to use rugby as the catalyst for these partnerships
 with the resulting educational, cultural and social benefits to the visiting
teams and host children being immeasurable.

In an email to PRU the host mention "The Desert Camels and Hawthorns boys have made  both Pakistan and Hawthorns school very proud "

The boys have had a wonderful time in UK where they got a chance to attend

classes at the Hawthorn School located in Bletchingley, in the heart of Surrey England.
 

The classes they attended included tailored instruction in how to use the computer, the internet and email. They were also provided special classes in the English language.”

the Touraid charity also took the boys to London to see all the attractions including the world famous London Eye

on the teams return to Pakistan and hearing the results  Mr Rizwan Khan Regional Head of  Coca Cola Pakistan was very happy with the performance and announced a  one year
scholarship to each of the boys to encourage them to continue playing the Sport in addition to their studies.

Coca Cola Pakistan  has been instrumental in the development of Rugby in the Punjab and has
sponsored Inter - district and Inter -schools Rugby championships over a number of years

 

 

 

Desert camels attend school and practices
Surrey , England

 

Rugby Practice

Art computation

Computer classes

 

Desert Camels welcomed in England

Rugby boys from Bahawalnagar overwhelmed by kind reception from hosts

Phone interview with Team Manager Salman Wain
By : Jawad Haroon  (PRU )

LAHORE, 8 October 2008: The "Desert Camels Rugby Club," a group of ten boys from the deserts of Southern Punjab in Pakistan, arrived in London yesterday and met with a warm welcome at the airport by the host students and families, said Team Manager Sulman Wain, speaking to the Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) on the phone from Surrey.
 

The team has arrived to participate in the Touraid Tullow U13 Cup 2008, in which the British charity Touraid, with the help of sponsors, has facilitated the participation of teams from Tanzania, Namibia, Madagascar, South Africa, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Ghana, India and Côte d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast).

The Pakistani boys are being hosted by the Hawthorn School located in Bletchingley, in the heart of Surrey England. Wain said the boys are "simply overwhelmed by the hospitality of the hosts. These families have not only welcomed them into their homes, they also bought them warm clothes because it is quite a climate change for these boys from the desert." The families are taking wonderful care of them, he added.

Wain, or Pasha as he's better known in rugby circles, a Pakistan national team player and former captain, told PRU that "today the students had the privilege of attending classes at the Hawthorn School. The classes they attended included tailored instruction in how to use the computer, the internet and email. They were also provided special classes in the English language."

PRU also spoke to a few of the boys on the phone. They mirrored Pasha's words, expressing bedazzlement and a sense of being overwhelmed by the hospitality, the exposure and "how clean everything is!" One boy commented: "this is like a dream land."

Each rugby player has been assigned a 'friend' who will take care of them throughout the tour, and the Team manager said some of them already seemed like they were good friends. "It's rewarding to see how much acceptance there is at this age. They're all just boys, growing up and seeing the world, and on the other end, hearing about rugby and life in a remote desert corner of it."

Tomorrow the boys will attend their first rugby practice in England. The dream in rugby terms for this group is also immense. Back home, most started playing three years ago when the Punjab Rugby Development program was launched. In 2008 they picked up the Coca Cola Interschool U14 championship trophy. They do take their rugby seriously.

"Tomorrow they will see a level they haven't imagined before, I think," said Muzammil Khan Waziri, coach of the Desert Camels and the young man who has spread rugby in the villages of Southern Punjab after becoming addicted to the sport courtesy accidentally running into the Lahore Rugby Football Club (LRFC).

Pasha told PRU that the training session will be conducted by Mr. Andy White, an International Rugby Board (IRB) First division rugby coach, and a key force behind the Touraid organization.

In his closing remarks, Pasha said, "they will be changed rugby players, and changed boys by the time they get back home. The tour will change completely shift their horizons, and in a way, Pakistan rugby's."

 

Desert Camels Rugby Club
Pakistani School boys to travel to Play in Under 13 Tournament  In England

Under Privileged Village Kids ready for a tour of a life time
thanks to Tour-aid

Desert Camel Rugby Club is a club based in Southern Punjab all of the players are villagers and come from rural backgrounds, rugby development work done by the Pakistan rugby Union and the Punjab rugby Association under the Punjab district rugby  development program has helped spread rugby in this remote Village
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Blast From the past

1933-1934
Karachi Rugby Football Club

thanks to
http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/

 

 

 

 A5N Division II

 


 

 

 

 

Bangkok Thailand

 

 

Squad

BARA  UK,  Amraz Hammed , Ikram Butt (captain) , Junaid Malik , Rashid Mahmood, Rehan Mansoor , Usman Malik ,   Khuram Aziz
Islamabad Rugby Association Kashif Khawaja
Lahore RFC,   Fouzan Wain , Muhammad Babar , Muhammad Manan Naseem , Salman Wain 
Islamabad RFC
,  Aftab Ashraf Qureshi ,   Mohammad Ali Khan, Tamur Zia Butt
LUMS University,  Ahmed Mumtaz  , Omar Shafqaat
POLICE,  Khalid Bhatti , Naeem Tahir 
Punjab Rugby association   Khuram Haroon , Shakeel Ahmed , , Umer Islam , Umer Usman , Sair Riaz

Head Coach Mr Rizwan Malik (PRU)
Coach MR Rambo Lueng (HKRFU / ARFU /IRB)
Manger MR Jamal Qurashi (PRU development Officer)

 

 
 

 

Warid Sponsored Press Conference

 


BARA Boys at Training in Lahore

17th Servis National Rugby Championship

Punjab Rugby Association defends national rugby title

Police upset Islamabad in semi-final

 LAHORE: The Punjab Rugby Association successfully defended its status as national rugby champions here on Sunday, defeating surprise finalists Police 29 - 7 at the climax of the 17th Servis National Rugby Championship played at the DHA stadium.

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Pakistan Rugby Union holds its 7th AGM

The Annual General Body Meeting of the PRU held on 19 jan 2008
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Upcoming  Events

  • Club league Game
    Lahore RFC Vs Islamabad  RFC   @ Islamabad

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  • University League Game
    LUMS University VS BHARIA University @ LUMS

vs    BHARIA rugby

 

  • 3rd Punjab U14 and U17 championship -
  • LUMS super 8 (15s Tournament)
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRFC vs LRFC 

 


Lums VS Bharia

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

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