Lebanon will aim for ARC Div III West title defence #ARC2019

Lebanon will take to this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West aiming for a third consecutive title.

Having beaten Iran 29-7 in the final in 2018, this year they face matches with Qatar and Jordan for the first Asia Rugby Championship silverware of the year.

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Karim Jammal, who will captain the side in Doha for fixtures on 2 and 5 April against Jordan and Qatar respectively, is hoping to do the ‘jersey proud’ once more.

“We only get a short period of training together before the ARC and this year isn’t any different,” said Jamal.

“Our goal is to put in a quality performance and do the jersey proud. If we play to our capabilities then we will be a threat to both teams.”

Jammal plays fly-half for Lebanon and understands the importance of having international competition for the growth of rugby in his country.

“Rugby in Lebanon is an ever-growing sport and success on the international stage for both men and women will only attract positivity from the general public and help get kids excited to play the game.

“With a great emphasis on grassroots rugby as well the future for Lebanon rugby is looking bright.”
Head coach and Director of Rugby Development Steve Wrigglesworth echoes Jammal’s sentiments in relation to Lebanon’s continued growth in rugby.

“In terms of player base we have a lot of young boys and girls now playing regularly and our numbers are increasing,” added Wrigglesworth.

“We are building our clubs and structures and hope to increase our venues for playing over the next 18 months.

“The ARC is an important part of our player pathway. We will also be taking a women’s sevens team, an U18 fifteens to compete at international level, with U16 and U14 sevens teams playing local teams.

“It is our highlight of the year and we hope to have another opportunity later in the year for more international games.”

LEBANON SQUAD: Cyril Irani, Firas El-Chami, Frederick Makhlouf, Ibrahim Ballout, Joseph Touma, Mike Tawk, Mounir Finan, Raymond Finan, Robert Farajala, Rony Bachour, Salem Eldessouki, Sol Mokdad, Tannous Ferris, Tariq Al Khaldi, Anthony Menassa, Benjamin Abood, Imad Chidiac, Karim Jammal (captain), Laurant Zalloum, Lawrence Abood, Ousama Jarouche, Robin Hachace, Steven Pere, Thomas Saliba

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