Rugby Union in Iran - Iranian Rugby Union Players, 2009 Asian Five Nations, Iran National Rugby Union Team, 2010 Asian Five Nations (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Iranian Rugby Union Players, 2009 Asian Five Nations, Iran National Rugby Union Team, 2010 Asian Five Nations, Aadel Kardooni, Emil Vartazarian. Excerpt: The 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsership by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. The teams that competed in the Top Five were: The tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated. Scoring System Division One served as the second round of qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, as the champion, Arabian Gulf, earned promotion to the Asian Five Nations for the 2010 season. The 2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations will be the final qualifying stage for the Asian representative at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. http://www.irb.com/mm/document/newsmedia/0/090302hsbcasianfivenations2009seriesschedule_7322.pdf ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21540462