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Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Abu Dhabi Harlequins is a rugby union and rugby league team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. They currently play in the UAE Premiership. The team was founded as the Abu Dhabi RUFC in 1970. The 'Quins' were recently crowned UAE Premiership Champions of the 2022 rugby season, having had an entire 2020/21 season without any rugby at all due to covid restrictions. They beat the Dubai Exiles 28-34 in thUAE PremiershipFinal. 2012-13 Squad in bold = players internationals Notable players * Jeremy Manning - 50 caps for Munster Rugby, 30 for Newcastle Falcons. * Sean Crombie - Scotland U21 and Scotland 7's international. Former Edinburgh Rugby and Newcastle Falcons player * Ed Lewsey - Wales U19 international. former Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Albion player * Ben Bolger - former London Broncos ( Super League) rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates National Rugby Union Team
The United Arab Emirates national rugby union team competes in the annual Asia Rugby competitions. They were once part of the Arabian Gulf team which consisted of players from the Gulf Cooperation Countries on the Arabian Peninsula. In 2011 they were granted membership into the Asian Rugby Football Union and following a successful bid, were granted full membership with World Rugby. They are the newest and 100th member to do so. The current coach of the UAE national team is Apollo Perelini who has been in this role since 2015. Rugby union in the United Arab Emirates is governed by the United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation (UAE Rugby) who oversee the ever-increasing popularity of domestic expat rugby union leagues and competitions. The majority of the UAE National squad are selected local expat rugby players from various UAE Premiership and Division One rugby teams. To qualify to play for the national team, players need to have completed thirty six consecutive months of residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |