Pakistan Rugby Union

Pakistan Rugby Union
پاکستان رگبی یونین
SportRugby union
JurisdictionNational
Membership12
AbbreviationPRU
Founded2000 (2000)
AffiliationWorld Rugby
Affiliation date2003 (associate)
2008 (full)
Regional affiliationAsian Rugby Football Union
Affiliation date2000
HeadquartersServis House, 2 Main Gulberg, Lahore 54662, Pakistan
PresidentArif Saeed
ChairmanFawzi Khawaja
Vice president(s)Rizwan-ur-Rab Malik
Yahya Bhatti
Shahzad Sultan
SecretarySalman Muzaffar Shaikh
Official website
pakistanrugby.com
Pakistan

The Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) is the rugby union governing body in Pakistan. It is in charge of the Pakistan national team. Also among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organising international matches, and educating and training players and officials.

It was formally established in 2000 and gained membership of the Asian Rugby Football Union in 2000. In 2003, it became a member of International Rugby Board. Currently, it is a full member of World Rugby, Asia Rugby, Pakistan Olympic Association, and is recognized by the Pakistan Sports Board as the governing body of the sport in the country .[1]

Fawzi Khawaja, Arif Saeed, and Salman Muzaffar Shaikh are, respectively, the current chairman, president, and secretary-general of the Union,[2] having been elected on 24 March 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "Pakistan Rugby Union". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Lahore Hawks rout Desert Camels as 15-side rugby resumes". The Nation. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ "Arif Saeed re-elected president of PRU". The Nation. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-02-10.