Is this something for Fax to look at in inviting Brit Pakistan RL to play a warm up game before our game? Notice a number of Halifax lads in there. Think it would be a great idea to sell the game and the club to the local Asian Community

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BRITISH PAKISTAN - SQUAD

1. Ajay Hussain – Siddal
2. Amjad Hussain – BARA
3. Kashif Khawaja – BARA (Pakistan RFU Captain), believe plays at Elland
4. Imad Nazir – Salford Reds
5. Omar Rafique – Queens
6. Junaid Malik – Elland (Captain)
7. Amraz Hamed – Hunslet Old Boys
8. Andi Ali – Queens (Vice Captain)
9. Hassan Mahmood - Siddal
10. Awais Yousof – Queens
11. Usman Malik – Elland
12. Rehan Mansoor – Old Crosleyans RFU
13. Omar Mehdi – Hunslet Warriors
14. Basim Hussain – Queens
15. Wasim Hussain – Queens
16. Ricky Wilby – Catalans Dragons
17. Sstar Zaman – Dewsbury Celtic
18. Wasim Shabir – Keighley Cougars
19. Khurram Aziz – Bradford Salem RFU
20. Zahoor Ahmed – Rochdale Cobras
21. Imran Hamid – British Army
22. Ikram Butt - BARA

Is number 22 a real player??
No I'm not racist in the slightest but its the kind of name someone could have thrown in just to see if anyone else notices.

You really know your RL don't you mate ???

Imad Nasir is a former King Cross junior player.

???? Ikram Butt was the first Muslim to play for a Professional England National team in any sport I believe. Ikram played at Leeds Rhinos and Fev Rovers and was one of the toughest and best English Centres in his day. Also a decent bloke apparently and has done probably more than anybody in trying to develop Rugby League amongst the Asian Community. I think he is working for Leeds Rhinos in developing the game amongst Ethnic Minority People in the Leeds area. Ikram has a Brother Tony who also played at Leeds a few years back

A place I used to work had an Amir Butt. No, I'm not making it up!

Ikram is a development officer in Bradford. He is a thoroughly decent chap if slightly disorganised at times. I remember him playing more as a winger then a centre though! He has written an autobiography "Tries and Prejudice" which has just been published. There is some background to that here. www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=33740

Ikram is a development officer in Bradford. He is a thoroughly decent chap if slightly disorganised at times. I remember him playing more as a winger then a centre though! He has written an autobiography "Tries and Prejudice" which has just been published. There is some background to that here. www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=33740

Tony actually played for Leeds before Ikram but because he had an english first name it wasn`t noticed so much. Ikram wrote a book I believe can`t remember the title.

See post above yours.

Thanks for the replies.. as I said it just sounded like a made up name. Unfortunatley I hadn't heard of the bloke in question but I'll take your word on it that he was a top player.

He also played for Yorkshire Schools at Rugby Onion. Only started playing RL at U15 level.

Ikram Butt was the examiner in charge when I took my coaching badge. Nice guy but his examining skills couldn't have been upto much. He passed me.