Iran Comes 4th at Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s men’s team finished in fourth place at the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Singapore women’s and men’s 7s teams were crowned Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy champions.
The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy made a truly spectacular return after three years with 12 men’s and 7 women’s teams contesting what proved to be a festival of Rugby featuring teams from all five regions, from Guam in the East to Jordan in the West, Indonesia in the South, to Mongolia in the North.
In the men’s final, Singapore beat Afghanistan 19-5 thanks to Sean Andriesz — the top try scorer of the tournament — and won the gold.
Iran also lost to Thailand 22-5 in the bronze medal match.
