Arabian Gulf rugby union team (sevens)
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The Arabian Gulf
rugby union
sevens
is a minor sevens side.
Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union
The Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union was the governing body for rugby union in the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. To begin with most matches were played on sand but today almost all matches are played on grass...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
is a minor sevens side.
2009 Dubai Sevens Squad
- Sean Hurley
- Marcus Smith
- Joshua Sherrin
- Jonny MacDonald
- Byron Kraemer
- Stephen Cooper
- Chris Gregory
- Duncan Murray
- Shane Stapleton
- James Love
- Tom Otton
- Khaled Halel
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s
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