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| Name = Pakistan
| Badge = PakRugby.png
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|ground = Pakistan Rugby Academy, Outside Askari X, Lahore
| Captain =
| Coach = Gert Mulder<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Jun-2023/pru-appoints-mulder-as-head-coach-for-arc-2023%3fversion=amp | title=PRU appoints Mulder as head coach for ARC 2023 | access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>
| Coach = Malik Shakeel Ahmed
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| World Rugby Rank = 9192
| World Rugby Rank date = 2329 NovemberJanuary 20202024
| First game = {{ru|SRI}} 75–3 {{ru-rt|PAK}}<BR/>(27 October 2003)
| Largest win = {{ru|PAK}} 24–382–0 {{ru-rt|PHIKyrgyzstan}}<BR/> (716 JuneMay 20062018)
| Largest loss = {{ru|INDUAE}} 92–095–0 {{ru-rt|PAK}}<BR/>(144 JuneJuly 20082023)
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|best =|World Rugby min=94|World Rugby min date=29 July 2019|World Rugby max date=23 November 2020|World Rugby max=91}}
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The '''Pakistan national rugby union team''' represents [[Pakistan]] in international [[rugby union]]. Pakistan is a member of the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB), and have yet to play in a [[Rugby World Cup]] tournament. As of 2021, they will play in Division II of the [[Asian Five Nations|Asian championships]], having been promoted from Division III in 2019.
In the 19 March 2012 [[IRB World Rankings]], Pakistan, along with [[Mexico national rugby union team|Mexico]] and [[Philippines national rugby union team|Philippines]], were listed for the first time, entering with the base rating of 40 points (which positioned the three national teams in 71st place). The national side was ranked 93nd in the world, as of 4 September 2023.
The national side is ranked 94th in the world (as of 29 July 2019).
==History==
The Pakistan national team made their international debut in a match against [[Sri Lanka national rugby union team|Sri Lanka]] in 2003, losing 75-3. They won their first match in 2006 against [[Guam national rugby union team|Guam]] by 27-22.
Recently Pakistan Under-19 Rugby Team participates in South Asian A5N Rugby 7s Championship 2013 and won Gold. They played against Afghanistan and final against India. Daud Gill, Ali Shahid, Ahmad Wasim Akram, Mohammad Owais Akram, Hassan Shah, Danish Aleem, Ayub were some senior Players of the team.
Since their first match, Pakistan have played a total of 2027 matches, with only 46 wins and 1621 losses.
Pakistan rugby sevens made its international debut at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in the highly competitive Pool B with matches against China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.
==Strip==
Pakistan play in green jerseys with gold and white trim, manufactured by Teejac Sports.
==Record==
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| align="left" | {{ru|China}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|Chinese Taipei}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|Guam}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 50.00{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|Iran}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|IND}} || 67 || 0 || 67 || 0 || 0.00%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|IDN}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 50.00{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|KAZ}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|Kyrgyzstan}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100.00 round 2}}%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|LAO}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100.00 round 2}}%
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|LBN}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|MAC}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|MAS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|PHI}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100.00 round 2}}%
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| align="left" | {{ru|SRI}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|THA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00%
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| align="left" | {{ru|UZB}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 50.00{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%
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| align="left" |'''!Total''' || '''2627''' || '''6''' || '''2021''' || '''0''' || '''23.07{{#expr:6/27*100 round 2}}%'''
|}
==Current squad==
Squad for the [[20192022 Asia Rugby Championship]].
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! Position
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| Muhammad WaqasImran
| [[Rugby union positions#Hooker|Hooker]]
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| Israr AhmadAhmed▼
| Syed Muhammad Moiz Ali Shah▼
| [[Rugby union positions#Hooker|Hooker]]
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| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
|-
| ShahidSyed Muhammad Moiz Ali Shah
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
|-
| Raheel Ashraf
▲| Israr Ahmad
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
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| Saaim Maqbool▼
| Syed Muhammad Dawood Ali Shah▼
| [[Rugby union positions#Prop|Prop]]
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| [[Rugby union positions#Lock|Lock]]
|-
▲| Syed Muhammad MoizDawood Ali Shah
▲| Saaim Maqbool
| [[Rugby union positions#Lock|Lock]]
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| Romail Ashraf
| Raheen ur Rehman
| [[Rugby union positions#Lock|Lock]]
|-
▲| Syed Muhammad Dawood Ali ShahKhan
| Muneeb Iftikhar
| [[Rugby union positions#Flanker|Flanker]]
|-
| AnjumArfan SajjadAli
| [[Rugby union positions#Flanker|Flanker]]
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| Muhammad HaroonBilal▼
| Ahmed Wasim Akram
| [[Rugby union positions#Flanker|Flanker]]
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| Muhammad Ali KhanShahid
| [[Rugby union positions#Number Eight|Number 8]]
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| [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]]
|-
| Muhammad Aqib SiddiqueAfzal
| [[Rugby union positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half]]
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| Khalid Mehmood▼
| Kashif Khwaja
| [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|Fly-half]]
|-
| Muhammad Aqib Siddique
| Zahid Iqbal
| [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|Fly-half]]
|-
| Muhammad Mudasir
| Saad Arif▼
| [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
|-
| Muhammad Haroon
| Nasir Mehmood
| [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
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| Khalid Hussain Bhatti
▲| Muhammad Haroon
| [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]]
|-
▲| Saad Arif
| Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Tareen
| [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]]
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| Faisal Aslam
| Waqar Younus
| [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]]
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| Omair khan
▲| Khalid Mehmood
| [[Rugby union positions#Fullback|Fullback]]
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|}
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==See also==
* [[Rugby union in Pakistan]]
* [[Sports in Pakistan]]
* [[2011 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification]]
* [[Rugby World Cup]]
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==References==