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
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
. 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 residence within the UAE.
Results
2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division II - Winners
UAE 65 vs 13 Uzbekistan
Thailand 18 - 70 UAE
2015
2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division 2 2nd (2 wins, 1 loss)
UAE 53 - 22 Thailand
UAE 19 - 20 Malaysia
UAE 16 - 12 Chinese Taipei
2014
2014 Asian Five Nations Division 1: 1 loss.
2013
2013 Asian Five Nations
The 2013 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 26th Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, and the sixth since it was rebranded from the Asian Rugby Championship in ...
: 5th (4 losses)
2012
2012 Asian Five Nations
''For the divisional competitions, see: 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments''
The 2012 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 5th series of the Asian Five Nation ...
: 4th (1 win, 3 losses)
2011
2011 Asian Five Nations
*''For divisional competitions, see: 2011 Asian Five Nations division tournaments''
The 2011 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2011 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 4th series of the Asian Five Nations r ...
: 3rd (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses)
Cup of Nations
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2011 Cup of Nations: 4th (3 losses)
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2012 Cup of Nations: 4th (3 losses)
Overall Records
Their Test record against all nations:
References
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Asian national rugby union teams
National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates