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LUMS
Universities Rugby 7s Tournament
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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
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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
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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."
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)
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