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{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname       = The Phoenix
The Cedars
| country        = [[Lebanon]]
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| fullname       = Lebanese National Rugby Team
| unions         = Lebanese Rugby Union Federation (LRUF)
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| nickname       = The Phoenix
| emblem         = Phoenix Emblem
| founded        = 2002
| disbanded      = 
| location       = [[Lebanon]]
| region         = [[Beirut]]
| ground         = [[Fouad Chehab Stadium]]
| capacity       = 4000
| chairman       = [[Ghassan Hajjar]]
| ceo            = [[Sol Mokdad]]
| rugby director = Steve Wrigglesworth
| coach          = Steve Penberthy, Rony Bhachour
| captain        = Karim Jammal (9)
| caps           = 14
| position       = Fly-Half
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| first          = {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon 104 – 0 [[Morocco national rugby union team|Morocco]] {{flagicon|Morocco}}<br />(2 november 2002)
| bigwin         = {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon 104 – 0 [[Morocco national rugby union team|Morocco]] {{flagicon|Morocco}}<br />(17 november 1999)
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| bigloss        = {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon 0 – 80 [[Russia national rugby union team|Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}<br />(28 september 2008)
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The '''Lebanese National Rugby Union team''' have yet to make their debut at the [[Rugby World Cup]]. Lebanon played their first test match against {{nrut|Jordan}} on 14 May 2010 in Dubai<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2037324.html#arabian+gulf+with+a5n+victory |title= Official RWC 2015 Site - Arabian Gulf bow out with A5N victory|website=www.rugbyworldcup.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017132103/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid%3D2037324.html |archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref> The Phoenix currently mpetes in the Asian Rugby Football Union's, Asian Rugby Championship in Division Three West. In November 2018 Lebanon Rugby attained World Rugby Associate Membersh

In March 2017, Lebanon competed in the Asian Rugby Championship, hosted by [[Uzbekistan]] in Tashkent. Lebanon defeated Iran 25 to 24 in the semi-final and drawing with hosts Uzbekistan 24 all in the final of the tournament to run out narrow ARC Div III West Champions.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

On 24 April, Lebanon hosted the 2018 Asian Rugby Championship Division 3 West tournament in [[Jounieh]], Lebanon. They defeated Jordan in the first round 62 – 3 and won against Iran 27 – 17 who had defeated Qatar in the semi-final to secure their fifth Asian title in six years.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

==Current squad==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Backs
|-
! style="background:white; width:150px"|Player
! style="background:white; width:100px"|Position
! style="background:white; width:180px"|Club
|-
|Karim Jammal
|[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]]
|-
|Hassan Al Jammal
|[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Wing/Centre/Fullback]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RUFC]]
|-
|[[Georges Cassab]]
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Jamhour Lions RFC]]
|-
|[[Omar Hamaoui]]
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RUFC]]
|-
|[[Ben Abood]]
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[South Sydney Rams]]
|-
|[[Lawrence Abood]]
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Saint Patricks]]
|-
|[[Jad Hashem]]
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Beaver Nomads Rugby Team]]
|-
|[[Raymond Asfour]]
|[[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Catford RUFC]]
|-
|[[Steve Pere]]
|[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Jounieh Dragons RFC]]
|-
|[[Robin Hachache]]
|[[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Anthony Manassa]]
|[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eastwood Rugby Club|Eastwood]]
|-
|[[Fadi Saad]]
|[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney University Rugby Club.]]
|-
|[[Martin Wahbe]]
|[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eastwood Rugby Club|Eastwood]]
|-
|[[Thomas Alexander Saliba]]
|[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Finchley RFC]]
|-
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Forwards
|-
! style="background:white; width:150px"|Player
! style="background:white; width:100px"|Position
! style="background:white; width:180px"|Club
|-
|[[Tariq Khaldi]]
|[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barnes RFC]]
|-
|[[Rony Bachour]]
|[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Staines RFC]]
|-
|[[Salem ElDessouki]]
|[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic]]
|-

|[[Feda ElDessouki]]
|[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic]]
|-
|[[Fadi Barakat Diab]]
|[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Kuwait Scorpions]]
|-
|[[Joshua Taweel]]
|[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[West Harbour Rugby Club]]
|-

|[[Mohammed Turk]]
|[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Compiègnois]]
|-
|[[Raymond Finan]]
|[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Mounir Finan]]
|[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Joe Bakhache]]
|[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[French Froggies RFC]]
|-
|[[Cyril Irani]]
|[[Lock (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Jamhour Blacklions RFC]]
|-
|[[Firas El Chami]]
|[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[TSV Handschuhsheim]]
|-
|[[Bilal Elbatoury]]
|[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney University Football Club]]
|-
|[[Kamil Abdallah]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Balmain Rugby Football Club]]
|-
|[[Jason Khoury]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[West Harbour Rugby Football Club]]
|-
|[[Ibrahim Ballout]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[François Zgheib Fournier]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]]
|-
|[[Camil Abou Farhat]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Jamhour Blacklions RFC]]
|-
|[[Rudy Hachache]]
|[[Centre (rugby union)|Number 8]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}}[[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Frederick Makhlouf]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Jebel Ali Dragons]]
|-
|[[Kahil Bejjani]]
|[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Sol Mokdad]]
|[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut Phoenicians RFC]]
|-
|[[Joseph Touma]]
|[[Number eight (rugby union)|Number eight]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barking Rugby Football Club]]
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
A full list of all capped Lebanese players: https://web.archive.org/web/20180428120026/http://www.lruf.org/player-profiles/

==Record==
===Overall===
[https://europeanrugbyleague.com/teams/12/results?page=1 Source]
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 87%;"
|-
! Against
! Played
! Won
! Lost
! Drawn
! % Won
!Highest scoring Game total
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
|{{ru|Australia}}
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0%
|Australia (34-0) Lebanon
|-
|{{ru|ENG}}
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0%
|England (29-10) Lebanon
|-
|{{ru|Fiji}}
|3
|1
|2
|0
|{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%
|Fiji (58-14) Lebanon
|-
|{{ru|FRA}}
|4
|3
|0
|1
|{{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|IRN}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
|{{ru|Italy}}
|8
|4
|3
|1
|{{#expr:4/8*100 round 2}}%
|Lebanon (86-0) Italy
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|JOR}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:5/5*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|KAZ}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|MYS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0%
|
|-
|{{ru|Malta
}}
|3
|3
|0
|0
|{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%
|Lebanon (38-16) Malta
|-
|{{ru|Morocco}}
|3
|3
|0
|0
|{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%
|Morocco (0-78) Lebanon
|-
|{{ru|Niue}}
|1
|1
|0
|0
|{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|PAK}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|QAT}} || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0%
|
|-
|{{ru|Samoa
}}
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0%
|Lebanon (16-38) Samoa
|-
|{{ru|Serbia}}
|7
|4
|2
|1
|{{#expr:4/7*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
|{{ru|Tonga}}
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0%
|
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|UZB}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || {{#expr:4/5*100 round 2}}%
|
|-
!Total|| '''22''' || '''15''' || '''6''' || '''1''' || '''{{#expr:15/22*100 round 2}}%'''
|
|}

=== Hounors ===
[[MEA Championship|Middle-East Africa Championship]] – [[2015 MEA Championship|2015]]

[[Mediterranean Cup]] – 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017

[[MENA championship|Middle-East and North-African Cup]] – 2012

==See also==
*[[Rugby union in Lebanon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://rugbydata.com/lebanon Lebanon] on rugbydata.com
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180420143415/http://www.lruf.org/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140909171325/http://www.globalrfu.com/2014/06/19/lebanese-phoenix-team-named-for-battle-in-lahore/

{{National sports teams of Lebanon}}
{{National rugby union teams}}

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[[Category:Rugby union in Lebanon]]
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