Iran emerged victorious in the third-place match of the 2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy held in Doha, defeating Guam 10-0 and winning the bronze medal.
In the first and second matches of the group stage, Iran triumphed over Uzbekistan 31-12 and Qatar 22-0. Although they suffered a loss against the UAE 17-0 in the third match but still progressed to the semifinals as the second team from Group B, after the UAE.
Iran’s defeat against India in the semi-final was followed by a win against Guam, resulting in them winning the bronze medal. The first and second places were taken by the UAE and India.
This was the first time in history that the Iranian women’s team won a medal in the Asia Trophy competition.
Zahra Ghorbani coached the Iranian women’s national rugby team, whose players included Hadis Ahmadi, Setayesh Shojaei, Shida Eskandari, Shaghayegh Jazebi, Mahdieh Dehghan, Mahdieh Karimi, Zohreh Eyni (captain), Asma Fakhri, Asma Babajani, Gelareh Soheili, Negin Zakeri, and Zahra Izanlou.
The Iranian men’s national team secured the ninth position in the tournament by defeating Iraq, Mongolia, and Jordan, and suffering a single loss against Bahrain.
Thailand emerged as the champions in the men’s section after defeating Bahrain.
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