Aadel Kardooni

Aadel Kardooni (Persian: عادل کردونی, born 17 May 1968 in Tehran) is a British-Iranian former professional rugby union player.

Aadel Kardooni
Birth nameAadel Kardooni
Date of birth (1968-05-17) 17 May 1968[1]
Place of birthTehran, Iran
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight12 st 2 lb (76 kg)
SchoolClayesmore School
Sherborne School
UniversityDe Montfort University
Occupation(s)Futures broker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2002-2003		 North Dorset RFC
Rugby Lions
5
(0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-1988
1988-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999		 London Wasps
Leicester Tigers
Bedford Blues
Blackheath F.C.
300+
16
10

(0)
(5)
Correct as of 21 September 2009
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992 England A 2
Correct as of 21 September 2009

He is the first Iranian rugby union player to ever play professionally.

Playing career

Iranian born Aadel left his homeland to avoid national service, and eventually wound up in Leicester where he became Tigers' long-serving scrum half. A very agile scrum half with a bullet pass, Aadel was a regular in the Midlands and England A squads but a full cap eluded him throughout his career. Aadel could always be relied on throughout the early to mid nineties but struggled when the game became professional, and slipped down the pecking order behind Austin Healey and Jamie Hamilton before moving on to pastures new. His last appearance in a Tigers shirt was as a late substitution in the Pilkington Cup final triumph over Sale in 1997.[2]

References
  1. "Player Profiles: Aadel Kardooni". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  2. http://www.leicestertigers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11472&sid=059264be53396d67b7842f39866410c5&PHPSESSID=7d02e0d8d1f4315 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine...
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