Afghanistan Add a 4 team 15 a side domestic League to its Calander , The Afghan Super 15s League , The Kabul 15s CupAfghanistan Rugby Federation ( ARF ) announced the first ever Afghan Super 15s League , The Kabul 15s Cup. The event is seen as the milestone in the development of rugby in Afghanistan.
The Domestic league of 4 teams playing 15 a side rugby has been setup to promote 15s rugby in Afghanistan
The final match of the event is scheduled to be played on Friday the 20th of September 2013 at Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan at 10:00am local time.
The Afghanistan’s National and junior teams have a packed schedule for the rest of 2013 includes the first ever international Participation of Afghanistan U 19 team who will be traveling to Pakistan on 1st of October to Participate in the ARFU U19 Tournament which is going to be held in Lahore from 2nd till 5th of October 2013 they will be competing against India Pakistan and Uzbekistan .
The national team will take part in the HSBC ASS Mumbai Seven in Mumbai, India on 13th and 14th of October 2013 along with 16 of the top Rugby playing countries in Asia.
Finally the National 7s team will again be in action in Dubai on 2nd of November they will Compete in the ever growing West Asia Rugby 7s tournament which is hosted by the UAE rugby Union .
Afghanistan Rugby Federation ( ARF) is the associate member of Asian Rugby Football Union(ARFU) since November 2011 and has participated in events in UAE, Pakistan and India
Head of the organizing committee of Afghan Super 15s League , The Kabul 15s Cup & Chief Executive Officer , Afghanistan Rugby Federation stated that
“One of the major reason that the event is organized at this period is to make the national side and the U19 more competent and prepared for the coming events. The tournament will boost the participation of the Afghans in the sport of rugby. Since the formation of the Afghanistan Rugby Federation( ARF) has had many different initiatives for the development and growth of the rugby sport, while of course rugby is still the newest sport in Afghanistan it has long way to go. The main obstacle for the slow growth of rugby is the lack of financial support and lack of play grounds. In fact there is no rugby ground in the whole country that is why the event is organized in the country’s football stadium. “
Rugby is a sport that I think will soon be one of the most playing sport in Afghanistan, since I have seen that those who have joined us are now in love with rugby and it needs passion to spread the sport “ Said Mr. Mohammad Mansoor” Chairman Afghanistan Rugby Federation “
Report Courtesy : ARF
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