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The Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) has sent the team two days in advance so that the players could acclimatise and train at the venue of the event. -File Photo

KARACHI: The Pakistan rugby team arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for the HSBC Asian 5 Nations Division III Rugby Tournament which will be contested from June 21-26.

The Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) has sent the team two days in advance so that the players could acclimatise and train at the venue of the event.

Team manager Khurram Haroon, reporting from Jakarta, informed the PRU the whole squad was really upbeat about the contest and the boys were gelling well together amid a positive atmosphere. “The real training will start tomorrow morning,” said Khurram.

The coaching duo of Mike Pirrit and Rizwan Malik will continue their good work on the tour. Commenting on the two-day camp in Jakarta, Rizwan said: “Thanks to PRU, we have had this chance of getting two full training sessions in Jakarta which will give us a little extra boost.”

Squad:

Abu Baker, Adnan Saeed Niazi, Ahmed Mumtaz, Anwaar-ul-Haq Zafar, Arsalan Zahid, Babar Mohammad, Kawar Ashraf, Khalid Mahmood, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Mannan Naseem, Umar Shafqaat, Salman Majeed Wyne, Shakeel Ahmed, Umar Islam, Umar Usman, Shahbaz Munir, Imad Nasir, Mansoor Rehan, Shuaib Aftab Javed, Sair Riaz, Saqib Murtaza, Haroon Jahanzeb Durrani, Amrez Hamid.—Agencies

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