Just when you thought you know it all… Did you know that Lahore has an international Rugby Team?

…. and that they win too? :)

Lahore Rugby Football Club triumphant with their hard fought 22-13 victory over Delhi Hurricanes in the 74th Vodafone Essar All-India and South Asia Rugby Tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana today.

In the feature game of the opening day played under slushy ground conditions due to steady rains, the Pakistan team came up with four tries, including a double strike by Sahir Alam who gave the visitors the lead immediately after kick-off.

The remaining tries were by Zyed Arsalan, who succeeded with the conversion too, and Naseem Manan and by virtue of scoring four tries Lahore secured a bonus point too.

For the Delhi team, Mithun and Kunj Dagar scored tries while Deepak got a penalty goal. In other ties, Maharashtra State Police thumped Calcutta Cricket and Football Club 38-0 and Future Hope scored over Delhi Lions 15-8.

Brief Team History

Lahore Rugby Football Club
Address Servis House, 2 Main Gulberg, Lahore, Pakistan.
(92)(42)575-1999, www.lahorerugby.com (down)

LRFC was formed in 1991 . Since then the club has been a regular participant at the Dubai Sevens, it has also participated in tournaments in India & Sri Lanka and hosted teams from Sri Lanka & India. LRFC has been holding an annual 10’s tournament for the past 4 years.

Playing kit : Shirt: Charcoal Grey; Shorts: Black; Socks: Black