LAHORE: The Pakistan Rugby Union announced a 26-man national team squad for the upcoming Asian Rugby Div II championship on Tuesday.

The tournament will be held here from May 29 and will feature only two ranking matches between Pakistan and Thailand the opening day and June 1 with China and Taiwan having withdrawn due to Covid-19 related issues.

The winner will qualify to Div-I. Gert Mulder of South Africa has been hired as coach of the Pakistan team.

Squad: Hamad Safdar (captain), Ahmed Waseem (vice captain), Ali Shahid, Dawood Gill, Ali Khan, Anjum Sajjad, Mohammad Aqib Siddique, Arfan Ali, Arslan Mir, Israr Ahmed, Dawood Shah, Faisal Aslam, Kashif Khawaja, Khalid Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Bilal Akbar, Mohammad Waqas, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Haroon, Mohammad Imran, Moiz Shah, Umair Khan, Usama Aslam, Saad Arif, Shoaib Wadood Khan, Wasim Abbas.

Published in Dawn, May 25th, 2022

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